Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment For Abnormal Cervical Cell Changes

Surgery Overview

A carbon dioxide (CO2) laser beam is used to:

• Destroy (vaporize) abnormal cervical tissue that can be seen through a magnifying viewing tool (colposcope).
• Remove abnormal tissue high in the cervical canal that can't be seen through the colposcope. The CO2 laser can be used to do an excisional biopsy.

Laser treatment takes about 15 to 30 minutes. The abnormal tissue is destroyed or removed, leaving normal tissue intact.