Blog Posts

Who knew upselling could be fun for you and your team? When it's framed as doing the best possible for your client and building the confidence of your team, it can be.

Get the lowdown on all the things you need to put in place to have a compliant laser/IPL treatment room. It's easy when you know how to. Download a free laser safety sign for your door.

Do you have a laser that you've inherited and don't know what to do with? Have the staff that knew how to use your IPL left your clinic? Dust off that expensive sculpture and get it working for you NOW!

Lasers will bounce off mirrors and don't lose their strength when they do. This means that eye, skin and property damage can occur because it can hit something we don't want it too. Because of this, any mirrors in your rooms at your salon/clinic must be covered while treating. 

Before you ever fire a laser or flash an IPL onto someone’s skin it is essential to understand how skin works, how to identify and refer someone with an abnormal presentation, be able to discern what exactly you are treating and to understand exactly what it is you are looking for that indicates you are getting the response that you need. 

Just like any other critical safety measure like CPR or manual handling, laser/IPL safety training at regular intervals is an essential part of your continuing professional development journey, reduces the risk to your clients and staff.

Not all suscreens are created equal. Zinc and titanium are particularly good because they reduce the stimulation of melanocytes that cause dyspigmentation. Hooray for no agespots!

The roles and responsibilities of the LSO are explicit in the AS/NZ 4173:2018 Safe use of lasers and light sources in health care and some legislation. Let us help you be conformant. 

While some of you out there may dream of being on television (I know I have), one show we don’t aspire to be on is A Current Affair… for laser burns!!! There are several ways we can make sure we don’t end up on there!