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History

In the year 1960, the invention of laser and the potential use were explored in medicine.Because laser benefits from three interesting characteristics in the field of application: directivity ( multiple directional functions ), << Impulse>> ( possibility operating in very short pulses.) and monochromaticity.

Several medical applications will therefore be found among this new instrument.First the United States : the ruby laser was used in 1961 by Campbell in Ophthalmology and in 1963 by Goldman in Dermatology.After, the argon ionized laser ( wavelength: 488-514nm) has become the preferred laser for the treatment of retinal detachment.The carbon dioxide laser ( ${\ce {CO2}}$), introduced by Polanyi et Kaplan in 1965 and 1967, was first implemented in surgery with the concept of " optical scalpel."

The possibility of the using optical fiber( over a short distance ,in the operating room) from the year 1970 there has opened many laser applications; in particular endocavitary, thanks to the possibility to introducing the fiber into the channel of an endoscope. In this period, gastroenterology and pneumology began to use the argon laser( Dwyer in 1975) and especially the " YAG" laser( Kiefhaber, 1975).

In 1976 Dr.Hofstetter employed laser for the first time en urology.Thanks to laser dye, the late 1970s saw the rise of photodynamic therapy.(Dougherty, 1976).

Since the early 1980s, the applications have particularly developed and laser has become indispensable too in ophthalmology, but also in gastroenterology and in facial and aesthetic surgery.

In 1980, two medical societies were created especially to mark the specialization of certain branches of medicine thanks to laser. The " ASLMS" ( American Society for Laser in Medicine and Surgery) and the "SFLM" (Francophone society of medical lasers).

After the end of the 20th century, the number of many centers dedicated to laser medicine have opened, first in the OCDE, after then more generally since the beginning of the 21st century.