Alternative Treatment of Osteoma Using an Endoscopic Holmium-YAG Laser

Osteoma is one of the most common tumors of the cranial vault and the facial skeleton. Forosteoma in the facial region, endoscopic resection is widely used to prevent surgical scarring.Tumors in a total of 14 patients were resected using an endoscopic holmium-doped yttriumaluminium garnet (Ho:YAG) laser with a long flexible fiber. Aside from having the advantageof not leaving a scar due to the use of endoscopy, this procedure allowed resection at anyposition, was minimally invasive, and caused less postoperative pain. This method yieldedexcellent cosmetic results, so the endoscopic Ho:YAG laser is expected to emerge as a goodtreatment option for osteoma.