Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1996 · 23 citations · 0 references
MedicinePlastic SurgerySurgeryBiomedical OpticsMechanobiologyTissue EngineeringCartilage BiologyCartilage BiomechanicsCartilage MechanicsLaser SurgeryLaser-tissue InteractionTissue Responses To RadiationCartilage Stress RelaxationCartilage UltrastuctureLaser HeatingLaser Irradiation ParametersLaser-induced HeatingPhotomechanical EffectsShapingStress Relaxation Mechanisms
The problem of a purposeful change of the shape of cartilage is of great importance for otolaryngology, orthopaedics, and plastic surgery. In 1992 we have found a possibility of controlled shaping of cartilage under moderate laser heating. This paper presents new results in studies of that phenomenon. We have measured temperature and stress in a tissue undergoing to irradiation with a Holmium laser. Study of cartilage structure allowed us to find conditions for laser shaping without pronounced alterations in the structure of matrix.