The world of laser surgery is always changing, seemingly every day, as new ways to use lasers are discovered. In the medical profession alone, there are dozens of uses for lasers from aesthetic purposes—the removal of acne, skin rejuvenation and repair, varicose veins treatment—to medical procedures such as laser eye surgery and kidney stone removal.

With laser surgery, as the variety of avenues becoming increasingly popular, it is not surprising that there are a number of myths about the benefits, side effects and procedures of laser surgery. Here is a collaboration of eight myths about different types of laser surgery:

1. Laser eye surgery is painful: The entire treatment time for laser eye surgery is about 10 to 20 minutes for both eyes and it is a virtually painless procedure.
2. Repeated laser eye surgery: Generally, patients only need to undergo laser eye surgery once, about 5 percent of patients may have to have the procedure done again in the future, but this is very rare.
3. Acne laser surgery produces results overnight: While results happen quickly with lasers, when it comes to acne treatment, results generally take three to six months before they can be seen.
4. Acne laser surgery burns the skin: Laser surgery is said to burn targeted areas, although this does not mean that it actually burns the skin during procedures. In actuality, the low-powered light emitted during the surgery is not capable of producing noticeable heat.
5. Anyone can receive laser treatment for snoring: Actually, this type of treatment is seen as a last resort method and should only be used for people who have exhausted other methods for the prevention and snoring treatment.
6. Laser treatment for snoring is painful: The treatment itself is generally painless, but after the treatment you will likely experience pain.
7. Laser treatment for snoring will definitely work: For this type of laser surgery, this is no guarantee for success as there are a number of factors for why people snore and this type of laser surgery only addresses a few of those possibilities.
8. I do not need to be assessed before considering this type of surgery: A recent sleep study has shown that laser snoring treatment best benefits non-obese people with a low alcohol intake who still have their tonsils and whose jaw is the correct shape.