The use of the CO2 laser in the surgical treatment of benign breast diseases

Benign diseases of the breast of a noninflammatory character are a widely encountered pathological condition. Most surgeons claim the nodular form of mastopathy to be a precancer. Sectoral resection of the breast is the only grounded and justified method for its treatment. Unfortunately, wound complications develop often in the postoperative period, which increases the duration of in-patients treatment, prolongs the period of restoration of the working capacity, and leads to the formation of coarse scars which disfigure the breast. Dissatisfaction with the results is also explained by the development of a recurrence in a certain percent of cases. The results of treatment in 2 groups of patients were compared: patients of the main group (group 1) were operated on with the use of the CO2-laser, those of the control group (group 2) were operated on by the traditional method. Analysis of the results of treatment shows that the modified method of sectoral resection has advantages over the traditional method and can therefore be recommended for wide introduction into clinical practice.