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Chapter 3 – Fundamentals of Laser/IPL Hair Removal 2nd Edition
Manufacturers’ “Pre-sets” – Why are they usually useless? 243
What is actually coming out of these devices? 244 Conclusions 244
Home-Use IPL Devices 245
High Fluence vs Low Fluence Treatments 245 Clinical Studies using Low Fluence Devices 247 Conclusions 249
Section 3.8 – Summary 250
Summary of Laser/IPL Hair Removal – the Salient Points 251
Our Protocol 254 Successful results 255
Finally...
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Glossary 258 266 - Summary of Light-Tissue Interactions 266 – A Brief Description of Laser/IPL Hair Removal in 13 Comments 268 – Laser/IPL Hair Removal and Waxing – An interesting idea 269 – Thermal Diffusivity/Conductivity 270 - Animations and Videos: 272 - Calculating the Fluence (Energy Density) 274 – How do I ‘write’ laser/IPL hair removal? 276 – Pre-treatment and Post-treatment Care / Side Effects 277 – How much energy is really coming out of your laser/IPL device? 279 Appendix 10 – Contraindications to Laser Hair Treatment 281 Appendix 11 – How to buy a hair laser/IPL? 283 Appendix 12 - Sitting on a Photon 284 References 286 About the Authors 294 Mike Murphy 294 Per-Arne Torstensson 295
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Section 3.9 – APPENDICES Appendix 1
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