In a 2015 study: “A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison of an Ablative Fractional 2940-nm Erbium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Laser With a Nonablative Fractional 1550-nm Erbium-Doped Glass Laser for the Treatment of Photoaged Asian Skin”. Found the researchers that: “Reductions in pigmentation and uneven tone/erythema scores were significantly greater after Er:YAG, while wrinkle score reduction was […]
Building your client list with referrals
The cost of acquiring clients has sky-rocketed the past few years and the COVID-19 lockdown has not brought any change in that. The contrary happened. With online growing so fast due to the lockdown the online cost to acquire new clients has even spiked during the lockdown and following. Where does it leave us, laser […]
The lies people tell
We often get people asking our option about equipment they want to buy. They will forward an ad or quotation and usually ask if it is possible to do X, using this machine. The information that came cross our mailboxes have over the years changed from informative to imaginative to a point now that 95% […]
The difference between laser hair removal for men and women
When we look at the difference between hair removal for men and women, there are two main areas that we need to keep in mind. The first is the hormonal differences between the two and secondly, the psychology. Hormones is the number one factor that determine hair growth and hair distribution patterns. Therefore, it is […]
How effective are home-use lasers and IPL’s for hair removal?
The amount of home use devices have increased exponentially the last couple of years, but how effective are they really?There is no manufacturer or seller who doesn’t have a list as long as my arm of happy clients according to their seller reviews. Just why is it that a little device costing less than €400 […]
How I can contribute to repairing the economy
It is only now with more countries reopening their economies that we start realizing just what a disastrous effect this pandemic has. This brings me to, what can I as an individual do to contribute to the quickest possible recovery. A lot of times we see ourselves as too small a drop in the ocean […]
Tips for a safe reopening
As more and more countries and territories allow for personal care services to reopen the question is; how do I keep my clients, my staff and myself safe?Although this is the most important question, I will start this article with the question, how do I keep my equipment safe? Most equipment used in a salon […]
Survive to thrive — Part two
We are a week further and although everything has change, nothing has change. Or at least this is how I perceived a lot of things the past week. This really leaves me with a surreal feeling at times. The difficulty for me is that I have no frame of reference to fall back on and […]
Survive to thrive – Part one
I remember that when I was a teenager at boarding school, my roommate and I used to spend hours (usually during study-time) daydreaming about how great we would have been if we were part of the great pioneers discovering and developing new countries and civilizations. Many years later I have that feeling back. We are […]
Light comes in many guises
Laser and light based therapies have become commonplace in today’s society. However, it seems to be this mysterious Golden Fleece that everyone knows about, but very few knows what it really is. Let’s start with the notion that all light is not equal. Simply because two light beams may seem the same to the human […]