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Histomorphological transformation of the auricular cartilage after carbon dioxide laser-assisted Mustardé otoplasty. An experimental study

Authors: Igor Janík, Ivo Stárek, Zdeněk Hložek, Jiří Hubáček, Radko Novotný, Jana Dvořáčková

Published in: Lasers in Medical Science | Issue 3/2009

Abstract

In an experiment on ten rabbits, 8 W carbon dioxide (CO₂) laser evaporation of the perichondrium, together with one-third to one-half of the thickness of the auricle cartilage, was performed. Subsequently, the auricle was bent in the middle of the vaporized area, the corresponding surfaces of which were then apposed and fixed to each other with mattress sutures. Three months later the auricle specimen was harvested for histopathological evaluation. This revealed that the partially laser-ablated cartilage had grown together in the form of a solid cartilaginous column. The regeneration process, originating from chondroblasts as well as from perichondrium cells, was strongly stimulated by the laser energy delivered.

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Title: Histomorphological transformation of the auricular cartilage after carbon dioxide laser-assisted Mustardé otoplasty. An experimental study
Authors: Igor Janík
Ivo Stárek
Zdeněk Hložek
Jiří Hubáček
Radko Novotný
Jana Dvořáčková
Publication date: 01-05-2009
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: Lasers in Medical Science / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0268-8921
Electronic ISSN: 1435-604X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-008-0594-7

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Histomorphological transformation of the auricular cartilage after carbon dioxide laser-assisted Mustardé otoplasty. An experimental study

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