Of course, laser therapy is not the only treatment for a wound, it is an adjuvant, something that can help and improve wound healing. Here are two pictures series of wound healing with laser treatment.
Certainly the laser stimulates collagen production, an essential protein in wound healing. How does a laser stimulate wound healing? It is not known for sure, but I believe the processes produces nitric oxide, which has a known impact on cellular activity and response in the healing of wounds. If you have access to a low-joule laser, please do not hesitate to try it to stimulate wound healing. Wounds healed at the higher joules, but did not heal as rapidly or as cleanly.įigure 1: Plantar ulcer before receiving adjunctive laser therapy treatment.įigure 2: Plantar ulcer after 6 treatments using 650-microsecond laser at 4 joules, 1 pass.įigure 3: Plantar burn injury before receiving adjunctive laser therapy treatment.įigure 4: Plantar burn injury after 1 treatment using 650-microsecond laser at 4 joules, 1 pass. Some doctors have found good results with this protocol, but I must say my results were not as good as with 4 joules, 1 pass. Since then I have tried different settings on the laser device in treating wounds, most recently 11 joules, 6mm spot, three passes. Some years ago after I bought my cosmetic laser, I used it for wounds treating at 4 joules with a 6mm spot, one pass. Actually, for me, that is the reason I purchased this particular laser device because it could be used at the very low levels. A cosmetic laser was used at 4 joules, a remarkably low energy level for a cosmetic laser. That is what was done in my wound patient cases where laser treatment was administered as an adjunctive therapy. Having a cosmetic laser that can be adjusted to cold laser levels enables that laser device to be used for wounds, in addition to cosmetic procedures. The only lasers used in wound care have been cold lasers by some therapists. Using cosmetic laser devices for wounds is not generally known. Laser Applications in Wound TreatmentĬosmetic lasers are used for many treatments: hair removal, tattoo reduction, scar revision, photo-rejuvenation, vein reduction, and acne. It is not necessary to use only the high-joule (energy fluence) settings as used for hair, vein or tattoo removal. I have a cosmetic laser 1, but this particular one can be dialed down to a cold laser setting. My first exposure to laser therapy for wound treatment was in reading about the application of cold laser therapy that some therapists were using. I suspect not many, and that is unfortunate because laser therapy can be a wonderful adjuvant for wound healing.
It would be interesting to know how many people reading this blog have tried laser therapy for wound healing.
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