The method of extraction was via a LASIK-type flap in ReLEx FLEx, but in SMILE a flapless technique makes a small tunnel incision in the corneal periphery, that does not (mostly) destroy Bowman's layer.
The method of extraction was via a LASIK-type flap in ReLEx FLEx, but in SMILE a non-flap technique makes a small tunnel incision at the corneal periphery, which does not (mostly) damage Bowman's layer.