The real effect that the wavelength has on your treatment results. It is a common perception that the wavelength determines the skin types you can treat, or the depth of penetration you will have with a specific machine. This perception has been generalized to such extend that it has become a great misperception. You can […]
How to start a laser clinic. Part four.
This is the final post in the series on how to start a laser clinic. I know that the steps that I have been proposing are a bit unusual at times. However, this is the line of thought and process that I have always followed starting a new project. It has always served me well. […]
How to start a laser clinic. Part three
It has been some time now since we have created our lists of active clinics in our areas and we have been following them on social media, as well as in the classic media. What I have been noticing is that I can divide my list again in 2 categories: Professionals; and those who are […]
How to start a laser clinic. Part two.
In part one I gave some home work. The assignment was to create a list of 15 laser clinics as close to the location where you want to open a laser clinic as possible. This list of laser clinics will form the foundation of your library that you are about to build-up. Please document everything […]
How to start a laser clinic. Part one.
A lot of people ask me: How do I start a laser clinic? Maybe you have been reading about laser therapy in the media a lot lately. And maybe you know a laser therapist that’s always talking about the interesting treatments he or she performs. Or maybe, you know about a laser therapist or laser […]
Can you study laser therapy online?
Do you have your doubts about doing an online course, never mind an online laser course? You are not alone. We often get the question: How can you do such a technical training as laser therapy as an online course? At first, laser therapy may looks like the one type of training that is not […]
The difference between the “Advanced cosmetic laser therapist course” and the “Laser and IPL hair removal therapist course”?
We often get the question: Please explain the difference between the “Advanced Aesthetic Laser Therapist course” and the “Laser and IPL Hair Removal Therapist course”? The “Advanced Aesthetic Laser Therapist course” is a complete course covering all aspects of laser and light therapies. This course includes low-level laser, LED-therapy, high power laser and IPL. It […]
Importing your own laser and IPL equipment.
We often get the question from students: “What do we think about importing your own equipment from China?” There is no easy answer to this question. Before you can start thinking of buying equipment you first need to answer two questions for yourself. Firstly, what would you like to do? (What treatments or services would […]
Biomodulation
A word that appears more and more nowadays in the media is biomodulation. Biomodulation is a better descriptive name than low-level laser therapy (LLLT) or LED-therapy for the biological processes stimulated with low energy light irradiation. With the advancement of low-level lasers and LED’s, it has become more probable that the devices utilizing these technologies […]
Laser hair removal
Although one of the most common treatments performed with lasers and IPL’s; laser hair removal still remains a regularly discussed topic with some stubborn urban myths about it. Let us start with the question: What is the difference between temporary laser / IPL hair removal and permanent laser / IPL hair removal? When the hair […]