Mike’s Publications

Here is a list of all Mike’s publications to date…


Q-switched ruby laser treatment of tattoos; a 9-year experience
Reid, Miller, Murphy, Paul, Evans. Br J Plast Surg. 1990 Nov;43(6):663-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2257415
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Port wine stains: optical assessment and practical implementation of treatment
Murphy, Miller, McKibben, Paul, Reid. Proc. SPIE 1200, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems II, (1 June 1990)
doi:10.1117/12.17449
Calculation of the clinical parameters to effect removal of port wine stains
Murphy, Miller, Veitch, Paul, Reid. Proc. SPIE 1200, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems II, (1 June 1990)
 doi:10.1117/12.17450
Treatment of portwine stains using the pulsed dye laser
Reid, Miller, Murphy, McKibben, Paul. British Journal of Plastic Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 8, 1992, Pages 565-570
https://doi.org/10.1016/0007-1226(92)90021-O
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Variable pulsewidth vascular system for dermatology
(The word’s first IPL)
Gustafsson, Larsson, Miller, Murphy. Proc. SPIE 2128, Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems IV, (7 September 1994)
doi:10.1117/12.184896
Q-switched ruby laser treatment of benign pigmented lesions in Chinese skin
Murphy, Huang. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 1994 Jan;23(1):60-6.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8185274
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Q-switched laser removal of tattoos – a clinical and spectroscopic investigation of the mechanism
Siomos, Bailey, Cruickshank, Murphy, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 2623(1), Jan 1996
D.O.I. 10.1117/12.230314
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Thermal relaxation times: an outdated concept in photothermal treatments
Murphy, M.J. & Torstensson, P.A. Lasers Med Sci (2014) 29: 97
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-013-1445-8
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A novel, simple and efficacious technique for tattoo removal resulting in less pain using the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser
Murphy, M.J. Lasers Med Sci (2014) 29: 1445
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-014-1542-3
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Q-switched 532-nm laser energy causes significant vascular damage in the capillary plexus: How does this affect laser tattoo removal?
Murphy, M. J. (2018) British Journal of Dermatology 178(6)
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16130
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High speed ink aggregates are ejected from tattoos during Q‐switched Nd:YAG laser treatments
Murphy, M. J. (2018),  Lasers Surg. Med., 50: 711-717
https://doi.org/10.1002/lsm.22817
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Treating pigmented and vascular lesions with IPL energy using a new masking technique
Aesthetics, Vol.7, Issue 3, Feb 2020
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Back-scattered light during laser-tattoo removal treatments is hugely significant
Lasers in Medical Science, 35, pages1227–1229(2020)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-019-02915-0
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Understanding Laser Plume
Aesthetics, Vol. 7, Issue 8,  July 2020
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Reducing viruses in clinic air
Aesthetics, Vol 8, Issue 3, Feb 2021
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Resumption of Laser/IPL skin services post Covid-19 lockdown – British Medical Laser Association (BMLA) guidance document
British Medical Laser Association blog
READ HERE
UK Council for Surgical PlumeREAD HERE
Cosmetic News – various articlesREAD HERE