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In some patients isolated limb perfusion is not possible or fails to achieve control, and carbon dioxide laser ablation is then an alternative treatment. Between September 1992 and September 1994, 19 patients aged 45\u201394 years were treated with carbon dioxide laser. Two patients had received no previous limb perfusion, while the remaining 17 had up to three previous perfusions. The number of lesions per patient ranged from three to 40 nodules. A Sharplan 1030 portable carbon dioxide laser was used, which generates a beam wavelength of 10-6 \u03bcm and has a maximum power output of 80W. All procedures were carried out under general anaesthesia. Each lesion was destroyed with a focused laser beam of 10\u201320 W with a spot size of 0\u00b15\u20131\u00b10 mm. At a mean follow-up of 15 months, five patients have died from the disease. Among the 14 survivors, eight have had no limb recurrence of the disease, three have had one further treatment and three a further two treatments to control cutaneous metastases at new sites. 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