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Laser beams are monochromatic, collimated, coherent, and intense. A pulsed dye or KTP laser can be used for selective photoangiolysis of laryngeal lesions, hemangiomas, and port-wine stains.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Paula Borges M.D.

  2. Division of Laryngology, Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 801 Welch Rd., MC 5739, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    C. Kwang Sung M.D., M.S.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Fred Lin

  2. Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Zara Patel

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Borges, P., Sung, C.K. (2014). Lasers. In: Lin, F., Patel, Z. (eds) ENT Board Prep. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8354-0_30

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