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Chapter 3 – Fundamentals of Laser/IPL Hair Removal 2nd Edition
These techniques may be thought of as follows:
They both achieve the same goal, but in slightly different ways.
The ‘stamping’ technique is a bit like when a steam press is used to iron hotel sheets – one, quick blast of steam (heat energy) is usually enough.
A ‘steam press’ available from Singer.
Whereas the ‘SHR’ technique is more like a standard ironing of a sheet or clothes – repeated passes of an iron over the same area.
Stamping
SHR/In-motion
Pros
Cons
Pros
Cons
Efficient cooling
Takes longer time to complete sessions
Quick
Poor cooling
Single shot
Less painful
More risk of burns!
More precise
Much more skill required
Relatively easy to administer
It appears, from our model, that even a small increase in dermal temps has a large difference in the final omegas. It may be that by raising the dermal temp to 44C, the fluence required will be significantly lower – as predicted by Royo et.al.
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