Abstract
The author discusses various useful aspects of laser surgery as a new armamentarium in otolaryngological practice and generalized that, 1. Laser surgery of tracheal stenosis under the bronchoscopic control is one of the most useful means in otolaryngological application which can not be substituted by any other alternatives. 2. Resection of tumors or other superficial diseases by laser, which causes little bleeding and less insult to the neighboring tissues can constitute relative indication of laser in otolaryngology. 3. In treatment of cancers laser can be used as the sole treatment for TIS, T1, γATi cases with good results. Bulky tumor masses can be debulked effectively by this method. 4. Nd-YAG laser has been confirmed to be particulary effective in surgery of hemangiomas and other readily bleeding tumors.
