You can take adhesions to be tissues or scars formed by abnormal coagulation between separate organs. The result is undesirable bonding of anatomically different organs. It is most likely that adhesions occur after surgeries with laparotomy.

So, How does Laser Surgery for Adhesions Help?

If you accounted for the blood loss, complexity and recovery time associated with the traditional surgery for adhesions you know Laser helps a lot. Laser surgery for adhesions is precise and low in down time with minimal blood loss. Add to it there is little or no collateral damage.

Laser Surgery for Adhesions: Procedure

CO2 laser is an infra red invisible light (10,600nm) used for adhesiolysis. Simply put, this means CO2 laser via laparoscope is put into use for lysis of adhesions. It is possible to adjust the power density of CO2 laser. This is important in treating different depths of adhesions. An instrument called as colposcope helps visualize the extent of lesion depth and whether tissue underneath is damaged can be determined. Your surgeon might decide on a higher power density if vaporization required is beyond 5 mm. He vaporizes the adhesions in a circular fashion progressing quarter by quarter. Vaporization is caused by hot water molecules in adhesions and the heat grows sufficient to vaporize the adhesions itself.

Laser Surgery for Adhesions: Post Operative Care

Laser Surgery for Adhesions has shown a 76% result in first surgery and improving to 98% by the second treatment. Post operative pains in cases of vaginal and cervical are minimal and non aspirin analgesics can take care of them. But severe pains post vulvular operations may call for local application of stronger analgesic gels. Take care of a possible bleeding immediately after the surgery and you need to abstain from sexual intercourse for at least two weeks.

Complications associated with Laser Surgery for Adhesions

Premature delivery is possible when cervical conization is especially deep. Improper usage or deeper penetration of laser can bring damage in your rectal area. Prolonged vulvular pains and scar formations are also some of the complications that can be avoided by a little extra care.