Laser Therapy for Vulvar Cancer
Vulvar cancer is a type of cancer that occurs on the outer surface area of the female genitalia. The vulva is the area of skin that surrounds the urethra and vagina, including the clitoris and labia.
Vulvar cancer commonly forms as a lump or sore on the vulva that often causes itching. Though it can occur at any age, vulvar cancer is most commonly diagnosed in older adults.
It’s not clear what causes vulvar cancer. In general, doctors know that cancer begins when a cell develops changes (mutations) in its DNA. The DNA contains the instructions that tell a cell what to do. The mutations tell the cell to grow and divide rapidly. The cell and its offspring go on living when other normal cells die. The accumulating cells form a tumor that may be cancerous, invading nearby tissue and spreading to other parts of the body.
These are the most common signs and symptoms of vulvar cancer:
· Itching that doesn’t go away
· Pain and tenderness
· Bleeding that isn’t from menstruation
· Skin changes, such as color changes or thickening
· A lump, wart-like bumps or an open sore (ulcer)
Vulvar cancer treatment usually involves surgery to remove cancer and a small amount of surrounding healthy tissue. Sometimes vulvar cancer surgery requires removing the entire vulva. The earlier vulvar cancer is diagnosed, the less likely extensive surgery is needed for treatment.
Laser therapy is a cancer treatment that uses a laser beam (a narrow beam of intense light) to kill cancer cells on the surface of the skin. It is typically used to treat vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) or vulvar precancerous and non-invasive vulvar cancer.
Healing from laser surgery takes at least three weeks but could take up to six weeks or even longer.
Nevertheless, one should never forget that the perfect execution of such a task necessitates a proper and highly professional laser machine.
Relatedly, the Portable Surgery Laser System FDA SIFLASER-1.2A presents itself as one of the most recommended devices among surgeons viewing its high efficacy in treating vulvar cancer in particular.
To explain in more detail, this device’s blue laser light interacts better with the tissue components haemoglobin or melanin. At 980 nm (the high-level laser radiation needed), the machine performs better and gentler cutting, even at lower power.
Accordingly, its improved cutting performance makes it ideally suited to all surgical applications, particularly Vulvar Cancer non-surgical operations.
What also makes the SIFLASER-1.2A highly appreciated and recommended by surgeons is that it displays an accurate alignment and exact sighting during the treatment. All thanks to its green aiming beam.
To further improve the treatment, the device is supported with a fibre guide laser. So, it is compatible with various endoscopic uses. Also, these special fibres are sterilisable which, in turn, prevents any possible cross-infection while guaranteeing a clean and bloodless operative area.
The device is thought to perfectly address vulvar cancer issues as it enjoys 980 nm wavelength and 15W as maximum power. That is highly attributed to the fact that the SIFLASER-1.2 A uses infrared wavelengths and ultra-blue light to ensure high-level performance. That is also estimated to reduce the thermal damage and its peculiar interaction with haemoglobin.
Due to all these features, the SIFLASER-1.2 A guarantees increased cutting effectiveness, much higher than the one obtained with infrared lasers.
Cancer of the vulva most often affects the two skin folds (or lips) around the vagina, known as the labia. Vulvar cancer is not very common. However, it is very serious because it is cancer. It can affect a woman’s sexual functioning. Fortunately, laser treatment has recently proved to be effective enough in terms of early diagnosing and treating this issue especially since it proved to be a successful addition to cancer surgery in general.
On this basis, we attempted to discuss the benefits of laser therapy and precisely the efficacy of SIFLASER-1.2 A as a surgical laser device capable of efficiently treating vulvar cancer among women.
Reference: Signs and symptoms of vulvar carcinoma
Disclaimer: Although the information we provide is used by different doctors and medical staff to perform their procedures and clinical applications, the information contained in this article is for consideration only. SIFSOF is not responsible neither for the misuse of the device nor for the wrong or random generalizability of the device in all clinical applications or procedures mentioned in our articles. Users must have the proper training and skills to perform the procedure with each Laser system.
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