I don’t usually write this sort of thing, but I feel I must… In the last few years I have heard consistent stories about some salons/clinics in the UK offering deals on laser hair removal, with very poor, or non-existent, clinical results. One of my daughter’s friends experienced this recently. These centres appear to be… Continue reading Laser Hair Removal – Dodgy practices and con-artists…
Tag: Laser Hair Removal
Hair removal – Diode, Nd:YAG or Alexandrite lasers. Or IPLs? Which is “best”?
Hair removal using light is currently the most popular aesthetic treatment on the planet today, apparently. These days we use diode, alexandrite and Nd:YAG lasers and IPL systems. But there appears to be some confusion over these different devices, with all sorts of dubious claims. Let’s go back to first principles… How does this treatment… Continue reading Hair removal – Diode, Nd:YAG or Alexandrite lasers. Or IPLs? Which is “best”?
Manufacturers’ settings – what is wrong with these?
I reckon around 85% of my training clients have been previously trained elsewhere, often by their equipment suppliers/manufacturers. I always ask them why they have come to me when they have already been trained. Their answer is always the same – “I don’t understand what I’m doing!” One client had received her training from a… Continue reading Manufacturers’ settings – what is wrong with these?
Laser/IPL Hair Removal – A new idea…
I was training a young lady on IPL hair removal, earlier today. Her name is Helen Hugill. During our sessions she asked me a question about waxing after treatments. I had pointed out that waxing should not be done by clients/patients before any laser/IPL hair treatments since it would remove the target melanin. She asked… Continue reading Laser/IPL Hair Removal – A new idea…
What are the differences between lasers and IPLs?
I am asked this question often. So, I made a wee video to explain the main differences… I hope this makes things a bit clearer. Mike.
Laser Power – How important is this?
Average Power vs Peak Power Someone asked me recently “Should I buy a 5000 Watt diode laser or a 3500 Watt laser?” I was a bit puzzled… I‘ve noticed a few laser companies promoting their systems om the basis of the “power”. With quotes like “the most powerful laser on the planet” and similar nonsense,… Continue reading Laser Power – How important is this?
Laser-skin treatments and skin cooling – should we do this?
There appears to be some confusion about the use of skin surface cooling and laser treatments. Why should we use skin-cooling at all? Let’s go back to basics… When we use lasers to remove hair, blood vessels, benign pigmentation, acne and tattoos we want to induce some sort of reaction in those targets using heat.… Continue reading Laser-skin treatments and skin cooling – should we do this?
How much hair is removed after each laser/IPL treatment?
This is an interesting question. It’s tricky to know precisely because it’s hard to ‘count’ the hairs… So, I used my computer model of the anagen-catagen-telogen growth cycle to find out. This is the model I developed last year to figure our how long we should leave between treatments for the best outcomes. To answer… Continue reading How much hair is removed after each laser/IPL treatment?
Why do ‘finer’ and ‘lighter’ hairs appear after laser/IPL hair removal treatments?
All hairs are part of a follicular unit which comprises the hair shaft, melanin (not always!!) and germ/stem cells. [There are other components such as the pilo-sebaceous units – but we’re not interested in those here.] The germ cells are responsible for initiating and growing the hair in the anagen phase. They reside in a… Continue reading Why do ‘finer’ and ‘lighter’ hairs appear after laser/IPL hair removal treatments?
Here is a list of my blog posts covering laser/IPL hair removal, tattoos, blood vessels, physics, MasterClasses and other stuff… (updated June 2023)
Last update – 15.6.23 Below are links to my blog posts… Laser/IPL Manufacturer’s Settings – What is wrong with these? What are the main differences between lasers and IPLs? Laser/IPL Hair Removal Fundamentals of Laser/IPL Hair Removal – online now! Laser Output Powers – How important is this? More About Laser Power Outputs. With… Continue reading Here is a list of my blog posts covering laser/IPL hair removal, tattoos, blood vessels, physics, MasterClasses and other stuff… (updated June 2023)
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