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Laser Surgery
Surgery becomes fast and accurate
and, as a result, even more gentle when a laser beam is used.
 We
feel so strongly about the benefits of Laser Surgery that
it has become standard procedure for most of our surgical
procedures. Our Carbon Dioxide Laser produces an invisible
beam of light, which heats and vaporizes tissue almost instantaneously
without any physical contact. This is done so precisely that
the normal surrounding tissues are hardly affected at all.
Since laser light is the only thing touching your pet during
an incision, there is essentially no tearing, crushing or
bruising of tissue.
Another huge benefit is that
the laser beam also seals cut blood vessels and cut nerve
endings as it goes, resulting in:
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less patient pain
• less bleeding
• less swelling
• lessened risk of post-op infection
• faster recovery and return to normal function
One of the most remarkable advantages of Laser Surgery is
the ability to perform laser assisted feline declawing.
Anyone who has been through
this procedure with their pet in the past probably knows how
uncomfortable our little fur-balls can be afterwards, when
conventional surgical methods are used. Well, not any
longer. In fact, as a matter of policy, we will not perform
the surgical declawing of cats without the laser because the
effect has been so amazingly effective. In this procedure
especially, laser incisions dramatically decrease the pain
involved. Cats surgically de-clawed with benefit of the laser
are almost always walking nearly 100% normal ~ 24 hours after
their surgery.
 Laser
surgery has also revolutionized our ability to treat birds
and non-traditional pets, such as ferrets,
reptiles, rabbits and so
on. Operating on these animals has always carried some significant
risk because their little bodies can afford to lose so little
blood. Now, with the advantages of the laser, these small
pets have a much better chance of surviving surgery as compared
to traditional “cold steel” surgical methods.
At Chastain Veterinary Medical
Group, we could not be more enthusiastic about Laser Surgery.
It's the best!
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