What is scanner-supported CO2 laser fissure surgery?

 

Learn everything about scanner-supported CO2 laser fissure surgery

Surgery for an anal fissure is a challenging task for every surgeon. Easing the pain by assuring effective and rapid healing is the primary aim of every doctor. The CO2 laser fissure surgery is performed to heal the wound by making it smooth and dried with minimal tissue damage and ensuring reasonable control over post-surgical pain.

Why scanner-supported CO2 laser fissure surgery is an effective treatment procedure?

CO2 fissure laser treatment is a procedure where a wavelength of 10.600 nm laser is absorbed completely by water. Over the course of time, CO2 laser technology has improved a lot and has also introduced radiofrequency. Along with this, the introduction of surgical scanner-supported CO2 laser fissurectomy has coupled to surgical colposcopes (high-definition cameras) that help in overcoming the effect of the first CO2 laser generation.

Scanners enable the movement of a micrometric-focused spot in a precise and extremely fast manner on the tissue. It helps in reproducing predefined cutting shapes and plane ablation. In general, scanner-supported CO2 laser surgery is a minimally invasive procedure which reduces hospitalization time, postoperative pain, discomfort, and oedema. Apart from this, it also involves very few or no complications and helps heal the wound faster.

How does scanner-supported CO2 laser fissure surgery treat patients?

Every patient is treated under local anaesthesia (ropivacaine 10 mg/ml, within a range of 5 to 10 ml), and it is performed directly with a 25-G needle on the anal fissure with a planned discharge time of 2 hours in outpatient care.

The surgical goal while performing scanner-assisted CO2 laser fissure surgery is to achieve an error-free result by assuring minimal or zero blood loss and pain. Apart from this, it also ensures the protection of nearby tissue by avoiding any kind of damage. It also helps prevent the risk of potential relapses. This is how scanner-assisted CO2 laser surgery treats anal fissures.