Abstract

The contact Nd-YAG laser surgery was clinically applied to 790 patients with head and neck disease during the past 8 years : 341 cases with malignant head and neck tumors, 122 ones with benign tumors and 327 ones with inflammatory diseases and other diseases. This method permits accurate and precise incision because of its remarkably high controllability. In addition, it causes less bleeding with minimal damage to adjacent tissue. So, contact Nd-YAG laser surgery is a clinically beneficial modality for the operation of head and neck cancer, especially in the case of oropharyngeal cancer required the reconstructive surgery . In tonsil lectomy using contact Nd-YAG laser we found less bleeding and could resect easily scar tissues. The turbinotomy using contact Nd-YAG laser is effective especially to improve nasal obstruction and it can be done without tampon after the operation.