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In medicine, ablation is the removal of a part of biological tissue, usually by surgery.Surface ablation of the skin (dermabrasion, also called resurfacing because it induces regeneration) can be carried out by chemicals (chemoablation), by lasers (laser ablation), by freezing (cryoablation), or by electricity (fulguration).
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA), also called fulguration, [1] is a medical procedure in which part of the electrical conduction system of the heart, tumor, sensory nerves or a dysfunctional tissue is ablated using the heat generated from medium frequency alternating current (in the range of 350–500 kHz).
Cryoablation has been explored as an alternative to radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of moderate to severe pain in people with metastatic bone disease.The area of tissue destruction created by this technique can be monitored more effectively by CT than RFA, a potential advantage when treating tumors adjacent to critical structures.
This may include an ablation procedure to seal off a vein, which is a common treatment for varicose veins. ... near the surface of the skin. bleeding from the varicose vein or veins. stasis ...
The beam has the ability to pass through overlying tissues without harm and focus on a localized area with size limit of 2–3 mm, that is determined the clinical frequency of the ultrasound. Following ablation a distinct boundary forms between healthy and necrotic tissue (width less than 50 microns). [31]
Surgical ablation has been used to treat Parkinson's disease. In the 1990s, the pallidum was a common surgical target. Unilateral pallidotomy improves tremor and dyskinesia on one side of the body (opposite the side of the brain surgery), but bilateral pallidotomy was found to cause irreversible deterioration in speech and cognition .
Application of a magnetic field to increase skin permeability. [11] Stratum corneum ablation Removal of the stratum corneum through various techniques. These include through radiofrequency, laser, microwave, ultrasound, cryoablation, and chemical ablation. [12]
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