Our book is available as a free eBook at
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with lots of links to animations, videos and other documents . These should help to inform you about the use of medical/aesthetic lasers in a range of skin-related treatments including hair removal, the treatment of blood vessels, pigmentation, acne and the removal of tattoos.
We use 'Quizzes' to help you gauge your progress.
There is also a 'pdf' version for download for only 25 Euros. Click here for more info.
An Introduction to Medica/Aesthetic Lasers & IPLs
Our eBook will be released in Chapters and is split into 'Levels':
LEVEL A - 'Newbie' Level:
Chapter 1 - Fundamentals of Lasers & IPLs. Introduction to light-tissue interactions. Laser/IPL Safety
Chapter 2 - Introduction to Laser Tattoo Removal
Chapter 3 - Introduction to Laser/IPL Hair Removal
Chapter 4 - Introduction to Laser/IPL Vasclar/Pigmentation Treatments and Skin Rejuvenation
LEVEL B - 'More Experienced' Level:
Chapter 5 - Detailed discussions of lasers/I)PLs in the treatments of hair, blood vessels, tattoos, pigmentation, ablation and rejuvenation
LEVEL C - 'Geek' Level:
Chapter 6 - Much more in-depth discussions such as tissue denaturation, the Arrhenius Equation, the physical mechanisms behind tattoo removal
Level A – for beginners and newbies!
Not everyone is interested in the deep technical stuff around lasers and IPLs. So, we have designed the ‘Level A‘ section as an easy-to-read and understand section for everyone to enjoy. Here, we will introduce various concepts that you really should know, if you are performing laser/IPL treatments – some very basic, fundamental stuff!
This Level will contain:
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Basics of light – wavelength, energy, power,
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What is a laser? Basic designs.
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What is an IPL?
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Basics of treatment parameters – fluence, spot size, absorption, scattering
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The importance of ‘Power Density’
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The ‘Fitzpatrick’ Scale, perceived skin colour and melanin absorption
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Which is ‘better’ – lasers or IPLs?
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An introduction to Laser/IPL Hair Removal
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An introduction to Laser Tattoo Removal
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An introduction to Laser/IPL Blood Vessel & Pigmentation Removal
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Laser safety and safety glasses
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An introduction to the basics of light-skin interactions
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Depth of penetration
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Thermal relaxation time
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Class 1, 2, 3 and 4 lasers
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MPE, AEL, NOHZ
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Choosing the correct safety glasses
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A ‘laser-safe’ environment
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Laser clinic risk assessment
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Laser/IPL Plume – the hazards
Plus ‘How to Buy a Laser/IPL’ and ‘What can these systems really treat?’
Level B – this is aimed at the more experienced operators
This Level is for the more discerning reader who wants to understand things at a deeper level. We have kept the mathematics out of this Level on purpose, but it will still intrigue! It will discuss:
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Light-tissue interactions
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Selective Photothermolysis
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Thermal relaxation time and what’s wrong with it!
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Protein denaturation and ‘coagulation’
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Laser treatment of tattoos
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Are picosecond lasers better than nanoseconds?
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Laser/IPL treatment of hair
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Laser/IPL treatment of blood vessels
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Laser/IPL treatment of benign pigmentation
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Fractional laser treatments
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Which wavelengths/energies/pulsewidths are better?
Level C – this is for the geeks who really want to know more…
This Level is the ‘deep stuff’! Here we get into the ‘nitty gritty’ of light-tissue interactions and other groovy stuff…
This Level contains:
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A deeper analysis of light-tissue interactions
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Introduction to the Arrhenius equation – protein denaturation
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Considering temperature-time histories and their direct effects
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Tattoo removal – what really occurs around the ink particles/aggregates
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Why treatments often don’t succeed
