Laser Tissue Welding in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Microsurgery

Abstract

Lasers have become already a widespread tool in many operative and therapeutic applications in the surgical field. The so-called “minimally invasive” laser techniques provide remarkable improvements: in these, laser surgery is performed inside the human body through small incisions by means of optical fibre probes and endoscopes, or laser tools are proposed as a replacement for conventional tools to minimize the surgical trauma, such as in the case of laser-induced suturing of biological tissues. The aim of these procedures is to improve the quality of life of patients, by decreasing healing times and the risk of postoperative complications.