Surgical smoke is smoke byproduct of laser surgeries. It contains harmful gases like carbon monoxide, polyaromatic, hydrocarbons, etc. They have been known to cause upper respiratory irritation, and have the potential for the transmission of infectious diseases. There has been no documented transmission, but scientists agree that surgical smoke has the potential for generating viral fragments. An estimated 500,000
workers are exposed to smoke plume each year including: surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, laser hair removal technicians and surgical technologists.
