Our Book – now available in printed and pdf formats

Finally… Our book is now available in both printed and pdf formats. Click ‘Our Book’ (above) to go to the page where you can purchase them. The printed version are hardback, A4 formats – a good, sturdy book! They are packed full of information and data we have developed and collected over the last 35+Continue reading “Our Book – now available in printed and pdf formats”

How long should we leave between laser/IPL hair removal sessions?

Laser/IPL Hair Removal – what are the best intervals between sessions? Laser/IPL hair removal has been around since the 1990s. We first noticed that a Q-switched ruby laser could remove surface hair in the mid 1980s when we were treating tattoos. But we didn’t consider it a ‘treatment’ since the hair always grew back (theContinue reading “How long should we leave between laser/IPL hair removal sessions?”

A ‘Brief Guide’ to some of the more important terms used in medical/aesthetic laser/IPL treatments (updated 21st Jan 2021)

Version 1.3 – updated 21st Jan 2021 There are many terms and expressions used in modern laser/IPL applications. However, some of them are not so well explained to operators. So we’ve put together a list of the more commonly used expressions with a brief explanation. We describe these in more details in our upcoming book,Continue reading “A ‘Brief Guide’ to some of the more important terms used in medical/aesthetic laser/IPL treatments (updated 21st Jan 2021)”

Thermal relaxation time

Thermal relaxation time (TRT) is a very important concept in medical/aesthetics which is not well understood. We wrote a paper on this topic a few years ago which helps to explain this important issue. Click here for the paper. When the original theory of Selective Photothermolysis was first described (in the early 1980s) the conceptContinue reading “Thermal relaxation time”