We all know that the ‘correct’ fluence should be applied to the skin when treating hair and blood vessels. But just how sensitive is the result to that applied fluence? Well let’s go back to basics. The fluence is merely the concentration of energy at the skin surface. The energy then penetrates into the epidermis… Continue reading How does fluence affect the final clinical result in the removal of hair and vessels?
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How does light energy progress through the skin?
When we’re taught above lightin the sin, we’re usually told that its intensity drops (exponentially!) with depth. So, as a result, deeper targets are more difficult to heat than superifical ones. That makes sense – kind of… But this is not a true representation of what is realy going on. There are a few things… Continue reading How does light energy progress through the skin?
What exactly is a “medical grade” device?
(In the UK!!) I often see comments online from laser suppliers and users discussing “medical grade” lasers but what exactly does that mean? Well, the first thing that we should understand is that a medical grade laser is not a defined legal or regulatory designation in the UK. It is essentially a marketing term! The… Continue reading What exactly is a “medical grade” device?
Laser tattoo removal – playing with AI images…
AI will take over the world and make us all their slaves, in the future… But, in the meantime, let’s have a bit of fun. I asked ‘AskGPT.ai’ to draw an image of a bunch of tattoo particles, in an aggregate, inside a macrophage, with a laser hitting it and to show some steam around… Continue reading Laser tattoo removal – playing with AI images…
Annual BMLA meeting in May 2026 – my talks
Next week on May the 7th and 8th I will be attending the BMLA meeting in Solihull near Birmingham. I will be giving two talks, one in the morning of Friday the 8th, around 9:45am. This talk is entitled: “Determining the optimum fluences required to irreversibly destroy hair follicles using numerical analyses.” In this talk… Continue reading Annual BMLA meeting in May 2026 – my talks
Book Sale!!
I want to shift some of my second edition ‘Fundamentals of Laser/IPL Hair Removal’ books, to make some room for my other projects… Click on the image to see an online version. It is in hardback and has over 300 glossy pages of technical, clinical and useful information about hair, its growth cycle, lasers and… Continue reading Book Sale!!
Our plans for 2026
Happy New Year to you all. I hope you all have an excellent, prosperous and healthy 2026. We have a number of plans which I’d like to share with you. First, we will be launching our new VTCT Level 5 course for laser tattoo removal. I spent the holiday period writing a new PowerPoint presentation… Continue reading Our plans for 2026
I asked an AI to summarise my books. Here’s what it said…
I asked an AI for a summary of each of my three books.In particular, I asked for the salient points: Three Key Points: Based on the detailed content provided from “An Introduction to Medical/Aesthetic Lasers and IPL Systems” by Michael J. Murphy and Per-Arne Torstensson, here are three core points with their supporting arguments: —… Continue reading I asked an AI to summarise my books. Here’s what it said…
All our podcast episodes to date….
We launched our podcast ‘Lasers in Skin‘ back in Febraury 2025. Since then, we’ve published 41 episodes and had over 13,000 listens – no bad! Onwards and upwards… To let you find an episode easily, I have generated links to the Apple and Spotify platforms: 🔗 Lasers in Skin on Apple Podcasts🔗 Lasers in Skin on Spotify… Continue reading All our podcast episodes to date….
Why we must use HIGHER fluences on darker skins…
When treating skin with lasers/IPLs we are often told that darker skin tones must be treated with lower fluences. This is wrong! Our skin tones come from the concentration of melanin in the epidermis – mostly in the basal layer in lighter tones. In darker skins, the melanosomes may be found throughout the epidermis, not… Continue reading Why we must use HIGHER fluences on darker skins…
