Method and apparatus for hair transplantation using a scanning c

Details Method and apparatus for hair transplantation using a scanning c Method and apparatus for hair transplantation using a scanning c

1994-11-30

1998-03-31

Sykes, Angela D.

Surgery

Instruments

Light application

606 9, A61B 1736

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057332789

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for laser-assisted hair transplantation preferably utilizes a CW mode CO.sub.2 laser, which may already have been installed in a surgeon's office, and a flashscanner to scan the laser over the area of holes to be drilled, thereby minimizing thermal necrosis on the recipient walls or slits. Optionally, a computer controls the laser/flashscanner assembly to redirect the beam from hole to hole, so as to rapidly drill a plurality of uniformly spaced holes. Advantageously, the time duration of the laser procedure is not limited, but depends instead on the CW laser power level parameters and the focal length selected for the procedure, thereby affording the surgeon significant flexibility in choosing appropriate treatment parameters.

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