Abstract
During cosmetic surgical procedures, the operative field and surrounding tissue are often subjected to fairly rough handling, and traumatic tissue removal is often necessary. The postoperative condition of many cosmetic procedures often includes extensive oedema and bruising. In the author's clinic, lasers are often used as the surgical tools of choice, for vapourization and incision. These are conventional high-powered systems. There have been reports in the literature of the oedma-reducing and haematomata-absorption properties of low reactive level laser therapy, or LLLT, Accordingly the author has performed a series of studies on the postoperative application of LLLT following a cosmetic surgical procedure. Four hundred patients have been thus treated over the past 4 years. LLLT is administered daily for 10 days from 2 days post-surgery, for 10 min per session, The system used is a combination HeNe/pulsed diode laser (Lasotronic, Switzerland). Although the actual pathways for the action of LLLT are unclear, the results obtained in the author's clinic are such that LLLT for post-procedure biostimulation is now de rigueur for the patient fresh from the cosmetic procedure.
