Interfaith Education Initiative

In 1960, when Bell Laboratories patented the laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation), they really had no idea exactly what its possibilities might be. With the advent of solid state electronics it has come into its own. It is used in industry for cutting and welding, in entertainment in CD & DVD players and video devices, in office applications like laser printers, and since the early 1990′s it has had burgeoning uses in medical applications. One of the primary medical uses is in the practice of aesthetic medicine, where the object is beautifying and improving the appearance of skin. Whether it is from aging, tattoos, birthmarks, or degeneration of the collagen protein which underlies the lesions under the surface.