[Changes in the cartilage shape under the action of laser irradiation]

Investigations of structural and mechanical properties of cartilage tissue exposed to laser radiation have shown the effect of laser relaxation of the tension existing in the cartilage and changes in the latter form to be due to phasic transition of water from bound into free state. Laser radiation does not induce macroscopic transformations of the matrix structure. New form of the cartilage proved stable this offering new prospects for wide application of this technique in otorhinolaryngology and plastic surgery.