Stress relaxation and cartilage shaping under laser radiation

Emil N. Sobol; Alexander P. Sviridov; Victor N. Bagratashvili; Alexander I. Omelchenko; Yuriy M. Ovchinnikov; Anatoliy B. Shekhter; S. Downes; Steven Howdle; Nicholas Jones; J. Lowe

doi:10.1117/12.239596

7 May 1996 Stress relaxation and cartilage shaping under laser radiation

Emil N. Sobol, Alexander P. Sviridov, Victor N. Bagratashvili, Alexander I. Omelchenko, Yuriy M. Ovchinnikov, Anatoliy B. Shekhter, S. Downes, Steven Howdle, Nicholas Jones, J. Lowe

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Proceedings Volume 2681, Laser-Tissue Interaction VII; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239596
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

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.

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Emil N. Sobol, Alexander P. Sviridov, Victor N. Bagratashvili, Alexander I. Omelchenko, Yuriy M. Ovchinnikov, Anatoliy B. Shekhter, S. Downes, Steven Howdle, Nicholas Jones, and J. Lowe "Stress relaxation and cartilage shaping under laser radiation", Proc. SPIE 2681, Laser-Tissue Interaction VII, (7 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239596

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