Permanent hair removal IS POSSIBLE – but only if you know how! Open PDF version for an article I wrote. Hair removal, by light, is routine these days’ across the world. A number of devices are used to achieve this – IPLs, diode lasers, alexandrite lasers and others. They all operate by generating heat within the… Continue reading “Seeing the Light” – or, how to remove hair properly using light energy
“A novel, simple and efficacious technique for tattoo removal resulting in less pain using the Q-switched Nd:YAG laser”
Article I published this article in March 2014 after observing that applying glass slides to the skin above a tattoo resulted in the reduction of pain, swelling, erythema, punctate bleeding and the risk of infection. If you would like to see a full version please let me know. Mike. mike@dermalase.co.uk
Q-switched Ruby Laser Treatment of Tattoos – a 9 year Experience : published in 1990
My first ever publication! That was a long time ago when I was just a lad… Me! As a lad… We published this article in the British Journal of Plastic Surgery (our boss was a plastic surgeon!) to tell the world about our clinical work of 9 years which clearly showed that the ruby… Continue reading Q-switched Ruby Laser Treatment of Tattoos – a 9 year Experience : published in 1990
“Thermal Relaxation Times” – Body Language magazine
Article This article discusses our take on TRTs in a (relatively) non-mathematical way. It discusses tissue denaturation using the Arrhenius Damage Equation which describes the ‘change of state of one species into another’. It also introduces the concept of ‘Omega’ – a parameter which describes the amount of tissue damaged by the heating process. I… Continue reading “Thermal Relaxation Times” – Body Language magazine
“Thermal relaxation times: an outdated concept in photothermal treatments”
Article This is an article I co-authored with my good friend, PA Torstensson, about our interpretation of the idea that thermal relaxation times (TRTs) can be used to determine the pulse duration of laser energy when applied to skin conditions (hair, blood vessels etc). We disagree with this idea – as the title hints at!… Continue reading “Thermal relaxation times: an outdated concept in photothermal treatments”
“The State of Play” – why is the industry still selling underperfoming systems?
Another wee rant about the state of the industry and the garbage that some manufacturers sell to unsuspecting customers!!!! PDF version Cosmetic News version – page 41 Mike. mike@dermalase.co.uk
“CE no evil…” – My take on the differences between the CE Mark and FDA ‘approval’
I wrote this article a few years ago after people kept asking me what the difference was between CE marked systems and FDA ‘approved’ systems. PDF version Cosmetic News version – page 22 Mike. mike@dermalase.co.uk
“Running on Empty” – my moan about IPL suppliers
Here is an article I wrote about the lack of meters to check the energy output of IPL systems. It’s a bit of a moan, to be honest! PDF version Cosmetic News version – page 44 Mike. mike@dermalase.co.uk
“Tats all Folks” – possible danger of tattoo lasers in beauty salons
Here is an article I wrote a few years ago for Cosmetic News. PDF version Cosmetic News version – page 18 Mike. mike@dermalase.co.uk
How many photons are in a laser pulse?
Have you ever wondered how many photons you generate each time you fire a pulse of laser energy? I have! Fortunately, I can work it out because I’m a physicist. It’s the kind of thing us physicists do!! It keeps us off the streets at night…… So, to calculate this number we need to… Continue reading How many photons are in a laser pulse?
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