Cutaneous plastic surgery with the CO2 laser.

Utilization of the CO2 laser in cutaneous plastic surgery has steadily increased in recent years. The accessibility of the laser in the office setting has had a major impact, providing situations that have aided in the development of surgical proficiency, and its innate properties have made possible a scope of surgical office procedures not previously possible. The work described herein is considered by today's researchers as but the harbinger of advancements to come.