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Comparison of Nd:YAG Lasers to IPL Devices

Bob Miles — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:27:44 +0000

YAG 1064 nm Lasers Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Devices Applications Hair Removal, Photorejuvenation, Skin Tightening, Active Acne treatment, Telangiectasias (spider veins), Rosacea, Sun & Age Spots, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae. Hair Removal, Photorejuvenation, Sun & Age Spots, Rosacea. Efficacy High power to dermis: more energy to follicles, vessels, collagen, sebaceous glands. High power absorption in epidermis: less energy to deep dermal structures. Comfort Less painful due [...]

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Comparison of Nd:YAG Lasers to IPL Devices

Dangers of Spa Hopping

newsroom — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:02:11 +0000

We stumbled upon an old (March 7, 2007) article in ABC News – Spa Left Woman With Skin ‘Like Raw Meat’ – a story about a 52-year-old stay-at-home mom who saw the ugly side of medical spas. She went to one in Panama City, Fla., for what she thought was a routine procedure – laser [...]

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Dangers of Spa Hopping

Quick Guide to Laser Skin Resurfacing With Costs and Expectations

Richard Miller — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:46:19 +0000

Still horrified by laser blasting of facial wrinkles followed by months of redness? This is so 90s! New generation of aesthetic lasers is safer and more selective in treating just what the doctors says you need: wrinkles, age spots, broken capillaries, saggy skin, etc. The result? Faster healing, so you can get back in makeup and [...]

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Quick Guide to Laser Skin Resurfacing With Costs and Expectations

Lasers, IPLs and How to Get the Most from Them

newsroom — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:58:00 +0000

IPL, photo-facial, light treatment, laser treatment – whichever name you use, intense pulsed light systems have become the single most popular and affordable light-based device for many aesthetic practices. Their sales are largely unregulated, with most of the devices being used in spas, “medi-spas” and “rejuvenation facilities.” Though universally offered, can IPL treatments differ at [...]

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Lasers, IPLs and How to Get the Most from Them

Lasers vs IPL – There is Market for Both

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:43:55 +0000

Laser-based devices for aesthetic treatments are the industry “gold-standard,” although the efficacy of devices based on Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) technology is improving and the gap between IPLs and lasers is closing. Laser technology is expected to remain the only effective light-based treatment in specialist areas such as large pigmented lesion removal, tattoo removal and [...]

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Lasers vs IPL – There is Market for Both