Superpulsed CO₂Laser Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma With Intraoperatory Histopathologic and Cytologic Examination

Abstract

This technique causes minimal thermal cellular damage and no severe morphologic cellular alterations. Thus it permits an intraoperatory cytologic and histopathologic examination. Finally, this technique enables the operator to recognize the different skin levels removed by vaporization and to stop the vaporization as soon as unaffected dermis has been reached, as shown by intraoperatory cytologic and histopathologic examination.