The New Nation - Internet Edition

A team of ENT surgeons at Apollo Hospitals Dhaka led by Dr. Bharat Bhushan Gupta and Dr. Sanjeev Gupta performed ENT surgeries with a newly acquired C02 LASER.

A C02 Laser is for all common ENT procedures and surgeries of the ear, nose, throat and larynx. It is used to remove tumor of face, head, neck and vascular lesions with definite advantages over other conventional instrumentation. With Laser surgery it is possible to reach areas which are inaccessible without major surgical exposure by conventional method. The recovery time in C02 LASER surgery is shorter and morbidity is minimal.

The use of a C02 LASER has made vascular tumour surgeries possible with minimal blood loss. It is ideal for benign and malignant lesions on vocal cord as it causes minimal damage and scarring. Hence, the chance of normal voice preservation is maximised.

C02 LASER is also more effective for cancer treatment as collateral chasing makes tumor clearance more complete. For recurrent radio-resistant tumors this is the only treatment available.

From now onwards, patients may avail of this facility here in Dhaka instead of going abroad to reduce total treatment cost.