There is a new development in micro surgery that addresses infection and permanent scarring. Previously, doctors relied on carbon dioxide lasers to seal and heal wounds. However, that proved to be very dangerous, because the beams were hard to control. But not anymore, with the recent development of a new devise that allows for precise laser control.

A team of researchers from Tel Aniv University have perfected a new device that heats body tissue in a precisely controlled manner. The research team was headed by Prof. Abraham Katzir from TAU’s Applied Physics Group. The study could change the way surgeons bond cuts on the surface of the skin and on the inside of bodies during surgery.

As asserted in a press release, “With the new device, if the laser begins to overheat and risks burning the tissue, laser power is reduced, and if the temperature is too low to complete a closure, laser power in increased appropriately.”

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