Laser surgery for soft tissue purulent diseases.

The original techniques of soft-tissue purulent lesion treatment by means of a continuous-wave CO2 laser are elaborated. The following laser treatment advantages--minimal tissue damage, prophylaxis of local dissemination of infection, haemostatic and sterilizing effects--have been proved experimentally. Laser utilization in clinical trial (360 cases) made it possible to obtain significantly improved outcomes and marked shortening of treatment.