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!!
Category: Interesting stuff
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.
New edition of my book chapter on laser/IPL hair removal – available now!
I finally received the printed copies of my new edition of the “hairy” chapter. This edition has nearly 100 more pages than the 1st edition. (305 pages in this edition compared with ‘only’ 219 in the first!!) More info on… the timings between treatment sessions; the details on the various stages of the anagen growth… Continue reading New edition of my book chapter on laser/IPL hair removal – available now!
Lasering while pregnant?!?!? Should we do it?
Our latest podcast discusses the issue, which keeps popping up, of using lasers or IPLs whilst pregnant. My lovely daughter, Lisa, is currently pregnant. She wanted to know if she could continue treating whilst under the influence of pregnancy. So we had a wee chat about it… Hope this helps, Mike.
Latest podcast – “Lasers vs IPLs”
This is our latest podcast in which we discuss an age-old topic – which is better, lasers or IPLs? Since the advent of IPLs many have discounted them, making all sorts of claims against them. Many of these claims are just nonsense and are usually perpetrated by laser salespeople, with no evidence. In this podcast,… Continue reading Latest podcast – “Lasers vs IPLs”
My blog is 10 years old today!!
I started this blog on May 1st, 2015 – it is 10 years old now! When I started I had no idea what I was doing. Today, I have a bit of an idea, but I’m still ‘finding my way’. To date, I have had more than 200,000 views of my scribblings and lots of… Continue reading My blog is 10 years old today!!
What is the difference between fluence and power density? Plus, how many photons are in each pulse of energy???
We all know (I hope!!) about fluence, or energy density. This is the stuff which heats up tissues. But what is ‘power desnity’ and why is it important? Well, power density (or ‘irradiance’ to give it its proper name) is the concentration of power in a spot size area. This is very important in all… Continue reading What is the difference between fluence and power density? Plus, how many photons are in each pulse of energy???
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