What is a YSGG laser?

The Er,Cr:YSGG laser is a hydrokinetic system based on photon liberation in an air-water spray, which causes strong explosions in the water droplets. The optical fiber delivery system ends in a sapphire crystal tip.

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What type of laser is Er YAG?

Erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) laser skin resurfacing is an effective technique for minimally invasive and effective management of a number of cutaneous conditions and lesions. Its main indications include treatment of photoaging, rhytids, and solitary benign and malignant cutaneous lesions.

What is the wavelength of the Er Cr YSGG laser?

There are two wavelengths, Er, Cr: YSGG at 2790 nm and Er: YAG at 2940 nm, that are similarly effective in treating soft tissue and hard tissue lesions.

What is a YAG laser made of?

The active medium or laser medium of the Nd:YAG laser is made up of a synthetic crystalline material (Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (YAG)) doped with a chemical element (neodymium (Nd)).

What type of laser is KTP?

The NewSurg KTP platform uses what’s known as a green light laser. The light wavelength, 532 nm, is perfectly suited to break up common vascular and pigmented lesions.

What is the wavelength of Nd YAG laser?

1064 nm
The Nd:YAG lasers operate at a wavelength of 1064 nm. These lasers are fiberoptic-delivered contact lasers that generate a free-running pulsed beam of energy.

What is the difference between ND YAG and Er:YAG?

Er:YAG lasers typically emit light with a wavelength of 2940 nm, which is infrared light. Unlike Nd:YAG laser, the output of an Er:YAG laser is strongly absorbed by water.

Is YAG a CO2 laser?

Unlike a CO2 laser, a YAG laser is compatible with only a limited number of materials. Because of its small wavelength, a YAG laser can mark many different types of metal, and a few plastics, but its effectiveness on standard CO2 products (wood, rubber, acrylic, etc) is almost non-existent.

Is YAG laser infrared?

The Nd : YAG laser uses a clear, solid, crystalline medium that emits radiation in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; the radiation has a wavelength of 1060 nm and is invisible (see Table 40-1).

Who invented the YAG laser?

Danièle Aron-Rosa
Danièle Aron-Rosa (born 1934) is a French-Tunisian ophthalmologist and physician-scientist most known for developing the picosecond, ophthalmic Nd:YAG laser for eye surgeries. She has been called one of the two most respected laser pioneers in ophthalmology, alongside Franz Fankhauser.

What does KTP laser do?

The KTP laser is used for treating various skin disorders involving enlarged or disorganized blood vessels beneath the skin’s surface.

What is KTP crystal?

Potassium Titanium Oxide Phosphate (KTiOPO4 ), or KTP, is an efficient nonlinear optical crystal in the visible to infrared spectral region with relatively low cost. It has large nonlinear coefficient. The effective nonlinear optical coefficient of KTP deff at 1064nm is more than 1.5 times that of BBO.

What color is YAG laser?

Are there different types of YAG lasers?

There are two types of YAG lasers.

Er:YAG lasers (aka erbium lasers) are resurfacing devices that have a range of applications.
Neodymium:YAG lasers (commonly called Nd:YAG) are non-ablative, meaning the top surface of your skin is left intact while the laser heats only the lower layer.

What color is Nd YAG laser?

5 Neodymium : Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet Laser The Nd : YAG laser uses a clear, solid, crystalline medium that emits radiation in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; the radiation has a wavelength of 1060 nm and is invisible (see Table 40-1).

What is the difference between YAG and CO2 laser?

What is the difference between ND YAG and Er YAG?

Why YAG is used in laser?

YAG laser is required to treat posterior capsule opacification (PCO); a fairly common complication of lens replacement surgery that causes hazy or cloudy vision. YAG is performed to restore the vision back to its state after lens replacement surgery and the good news is that no further treatment is needed.