You know I keep banging on and on about safety glasses and how important they are (you only have one pair of eyes!!). I have written a number of times about this topic and how to understand the text on your safety glasses (https://mikemurphyblog.com/2024/02/29/laser-safety-glasses-and-how-to-read-them/). Yet, I find that people still don’t know much about this… Continue reading Laser safety glasses – what does ‘DIRM’ mean?
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Professor Bill Reid – The “Father” of Laser Tattoo Removal.
Prof. William H. Reid, FRCS. It is with some considerable sadness that I announce the death of Prof William (Bill) Reid, Plastic Surgeon. Bill Reid was a plastics and burns surgeon who worked in the Canniesburn Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, Glasgow up until his retirement in 1996. He was a well-respected surgeon for his… Continue reading Professor Bill Reid – The “Father” of Laser Tattoo Removal.
What is a Laser Protection Adviser and what do they do?
Today I was asked ‘what exactly is a Laser Protection Adviser (LPA)?’ So I thought I’d tell the whole world… In the UK, we have a number of specialists, who have a lot of experience with lasers and their safety aspects, who are known as LPAs. There are two groups of such people – the… Continue reading What is a Laser Protection Adviser and what do they do?
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