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allthatjaz -> RE: Virus transmission via aerosolization as a result of Cell Popping, Cautery Branding? (6/10/2010 6:47:15 AM)
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I remember that article but it seems it has vanished from the web. The doctors in question, both regularly removed genital warts by electric cauterization method. They went on to develop HPV in their sinuses. Investigation showed that aerosolized tissue could have been the culprit.
Surgeons take precautions against 'surgical smoke' caused by laser and electorcautery procedures. Surgical smoke, sometimes known as plume or aerosol can contain a high temperature vapour that can be inhaled.
Studies have included melanoma mice that when cauterized, the aerosol plume was collected and analysis showed intact melanoma cells.
Workshops should provide each individual with a surgical mask and the brander should double up as he is the one most at risk being in such close proximatey of the skin being vaporized. There also needs to be a HUBA filter in very close proximatey of the brander and brandee. Dyson vacoom cleaners are noisy buggers but they have HUBA filters as well as long hoses that can be held close to the tissue combustion.
The good news is, the aerosol effect is very localized and so long as sensible precautions are carried out, there is little risk. The bad news is, there are lots of people doing this willynilly totally oblivious to things like the 'aerosol effect'.
We should also be aware that scalpels can create a low temperature aerosol and this has a higher chance of carrying viable infections.
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