Clinical application of helium neon (632 nm) plus infrared diode laser GaAIAs (830 nm) and CO2laser in treatment of onychomycotic nails |
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| Authors: | C S Nicolopoulos V Tsioutis N S Nicolopoulos P V Giannoudis |
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| Institution: | a Department of Podiatry Nicosia, Cyprus and Laser Center, The Ortho-Foot Centre, Athens, Greece;b Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, St James Hospital, Leeds, UK |
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| Abstract: | Onychomycosis (fungal infection of the toe nail) is difficult to cure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the method of surgical avulsion using a CO2laser (7W, 0.1 mm) and using a new protocol of low level laser therapy Helium Neon (632 nm, 1.5 mW, 2 J cm–2) plus infrared diode laser GaAIAs (830 nm, 50 mW, 4 J cm–2) every other day to improve the recurrence rate, pain score and healing time. Seventy-eight patients were divided into three groups (A, B and C). The ANOVA statistical tests showed that there was a significant difference between the group A, B and B, C (P<0.005) in the measured mean healing time and pain score but no statistical difference between the group A and C (P<0.01). It was concluded that low level laser therapy reduced pain, improved the healing time and had a lower recurrence rate. |
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