[Use of carbon dioxide laser radiation in the treatment of wounds in children].

Results of treatment of 84 children with purulent and posttraumatic wounds with the help of CO2 laser are analyzed. The laser was used as a "surgical scalpel" and for necrectomy in suppurations. The focused and disfocused laser rays were used. The radiation was shown to exert a favorable effect on tissue regeneration and to accelerate the wound healing.