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Dr. Martin Kaplan’s patient, a 75-year-old female came to him with a small tumor on her lower lip. Dr. Kaplan diagnosed it as a fibroma and recommended it to be excised and biopsied. He used a LightScalpel CO2 laser to easily and bloodlessly excise the tissue. The excised tissue was then sent to a Pathologist for a histologic examination. The Pathologist’s results confirmed that it was a benign fibroma.
The photos from the two-week follow-up visit show excellent healing (See figures 5A and B).
The excision of fibroma with a LightScapel CO2 laser is a minimally invasive and typically suture-free surgical modality that ensures dependable treatment. Because of the excellent hemostasis it provides and the minimal damage it causes to the surrounding tissues, a CO2 laser is especially well suited for removing these lesions. To learn more about LightScalpel CO2 laser fibroma removal, click here.
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- Figure 1: The fibroma is shown preoperatively.
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- Figure 2: Before the excision, Dr. Kaplan used the LightScalpel to outline the surgical margins.
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- Figure 3: The fibroma was excised using the laser.
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- Figure 4: The site of the fibroma shown immediately postoperatively.
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- Figure 5A: 2-weeks postoperative photo showing healing progression.
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- Figure 5B: Healing shown 2-weeks postoperatively.
About Dr. Kaplan
Martin A. Kaplan, DMD, boarded AAPD pediatric dentist, developed the first in the country comprehensive Infant Laser Frenotomy class at Tufts University Dental/Medical Center in Boston. He is a recipient of the Kumar Patel Prize in Laser Surgery in 2020. Dr. Kaplan has lectured nationally and internationally, has co-authored several dental articles, and has been a contributing author in several dental texts including the Journal of the American Laser Study Club – Infant Laser Frenectomy Special Issue.
