I think they still remove the bone, but it heals faster and reduces scaring. I guess I just feel that for my situation, declawing my cat was best. I first got my cat at the age of 13. At the time, I was living with my parents and didn't give his destruction too much thought. Now that it is my house and my things that would get destroyed, I really felt that my cat could handle this procedure. He has a strong personality and does not let pain or other things get in the way. My cat's personality is much like mine, which is why I felt that he could handle it. And he did fine. It all healed after a week or two, and he was back to his old self.

I don't know the exact specifics of the differences in laser vs. traditional declawing. It was much easier on his healing though.