Editing List of laser applications (section)

==Medical==
{{See also|Laser medicine}}

* Cosmetic surgery ([[tattoo removal|removing tattoos]], scars, stretch marks, sunspots, wrinkles, birthmarks, and hair): see [[laser hair removal]]. Laser types used in [[dermatology]] include [[ruby]] (694&nbsp;nm), [[alexandrite]] (755&nbsp;nm), pulsed diode array (810&nbsp;nm), [[neodymium|Nd]]:YAG (1064&nbsp;nm), [[holmium|Ho]]:YAG (2090&nbsp;nm), and [[erbium|Er]]:YAG (2940&nbsp;nm).
* [[Eye surgery]] and [[refractive surgery]]
* [[Soft tissue laser surgery|Soft tissue surgery]]: [[Carbon dioxide laser|CO<sub>2</sub>]], [[Er:YAG laser]]
* [[Laser scalpel]] (General surgery, gynecological, urology, laparoscopic)
* [[Photobiomodulation]] (i.e. laser therapy)
* "No-Touch" removal of tumors, especially of the brain and spinal cord.
* In [[dentistry]] for [[caries]] removal, [[endodontic]]/[[periodontics|periodontic]] procedures, [[tooth whitening]], and [[oral surgery]]
* [[Lasers in cancer treatment|Cancer treatment]]
* Burn and surgical scar management: scar contracture [[Carbon dioxide laser|{{CO2}}]] (especially the newer fractionated {{CO2}} lasers), redness and itch (Pulsed Dye laser - PDL), post-inflammatory hyper-pigmentation (Q-switched lasers :Ruby, Alexandrite), burn scar unwanted hair growth and trapped hairs (Ruby, IPL and numerous hair removal lasers)