The wavelength of light changes when it moves from one medium into another. This includes moving from the air into the skin. This is due to the change in refractive index between the air and the skin. It happens all the time whenever light changes media. You can read our paper here… What does this… Continue reading New published paper – how the wavelength of light changes when it enters and traverses through the skin
Month: June 2025
Our first VTCT trainees passed!!
We are delighted to announce that our very first VTCT Level 4 ‘Laser and Light’ trainees, Kate and Tracey, passed their assessments and exams in our centre in Glasgow, yesterday. This is our first foray into this world of VTCT stuff and, I think, we did quite well. Special thanks to my lovely daughter, Lisa,… Continue reading Our first VTCT trainees passed!!
Our latest podcast – skin cooling. Who needs it?
I seem to bang on and on about this all the time!! Yes, I do. Why? Well, it’s quite simple – to successfully treat unwanted hairs and blood vessels in the skin, we need to ‘cook’ them until they die. That usually means inducing a fairly high temperature in those targets. But, if we do… Continue reading Our latest podcast – skin cooling. Who needs it?
“Plume” – is it a hazard?
YES!!! It sure is. Research has found that laser/IPL plume can contain some real nasty substances including carcinogenic biomaterials and toxic stuff. We really do not want to be breathing this in routinely. So, we’ve put together a wee booklet – free to download (see below the image) – which explains what plume is and… Continue reading “Plume” – is it a hazard?
Who needs to cool the skin before lasering????!!!
I just read a comment from a laser hair removal practitioner who was told, by a client, that she had been in another clinic and told that the “results would be better” if she opted not to use the cryogen. In other words, no skin cooling! Clearly that laser tech does not understand what is… Continue reading Who needs to cool the skin before lasering????!!!
Do we treat a tanned skin with our lasers and IPLs?
Now, there’s a question! During our recent sunny weather here, some people exposed themselves to too much ultraviolet radiation – they got a tan!! Does this mean we cannot treat them with laser and IPLs? Let’s discuss… We hope you enjoy, Mike.
