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NBC Bay Area has a piece on the trend toward at-home hair removal: This silk’n device uses pulsed light to basically knock out the growth center of each hair follicle. Something most patients used to need a doctor to do. At the california face and laser institute in Palo Alto, plastic surgeon Dr. Matthew Mingrone … Continue reading “Do it Yourself Beauty Brings Hair Removal Home”
A St. Louis plastic surgeon has put out a press release about the strategy of winter hair removal: Dr. Timothy Jones, a board-certified plastic surgeon and founder of Genesis Cosmetic Surgery and Laser CenterÂŽ (http://www.genesiscosmeticsurgery.net), says that winter is a popular time for patients to start a laser hair removal treatment plan and complete it … Continue reading “Winter hair removal to prepare for hair-free summer”
Dermatologist Dr. Rachel Herschenfeld answers a question about safely removing hair from a mole in her column: It is safe to pluck hairs from a mole, but it can be irritating. Options for more long lasting removal of these bothersome hairs include electrolysis and laser hair removal. Electrolysis can be challenging if you have been … Continue reading “Options for removing hair in a mole”
Liz Porter at The Age has a good article (with a funny photo) on the trend toward hair removal among men: These men are part of the new trend for “manscaping” â the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy term for male hair removal. They regularly trim or remove their pubic and buttock hair â … Continue reading “More male hair removal in Australia”
Candela Corp. has asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to re-examine patents held by Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. in the companies’ ongoing infringement battle. Full article [wbjournal.com]
 In Brush, Colorado, Dr. Thomas Bryant, M.D. and Dr. Lawrence Schoelkopf, M.D. of Surgical Associates of Morgan County had an open house at their new East Morgan County Hospital location. They recently relocated from Fort Morganâs Colorado Plains Medical Center and welcomed community members to stop in to enjoy refreshments while taking advantage of the chance to … Continue reading “Colorado hair removal business relocates”
by Andrea James  The most dynamic trend for the beauty industry in 2008 has been the emergence of new at-home or do-it-yourself (DIY) tools for hair removal. While the Palomar/Gillette device, the first one cleared by FDA, is still unavailable, two nimble newcomers are stealing the thunder this holiday season. Silk’n Flash&Go (power level is about … Continue reading “Home-use hair removal devices heat up holidays”
 Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (PMTI) announced that its lawsuit against  Candela Corporation for infringement of hair removal patents, specifically U.S. Patent Nos. 5,595,568 and 5,735,844, was stayed pending reexamination by the  United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Full article [marketwatch.com]
Electro-optical Synergy (elos) is a method of hair removal featured in devices by  Syneron Medical. Below are some recent published reports: Combination Radiofrequency and Light Energies: Electro-optical Synergy Technology in Esthetic Medicine. Sadick Neil S. Dermatologic Surgery, Volume 31 Issue s3, Pages 1211 – 1217 Hair removal using a combination radio-frequency and intense pulsed light source. [PDF] D … Continue reading “Electro-optical Synergy (elos) for hair removal”
Looks as if Mexico-based Genomma Lab wants to make it very clear they divested all Neoskin and DepilitĂŠ shares: [Genomma] announced today that it owns no shares in the laser hair removal chain “Neoskin,” which has recently been the subject of negative news reports. Furthermore, Genomma reiterates that in March 2008, it divested all its shares of Global … Continue reading “Genomma Lab: We divested all Neoskin and Depilite shares”