Re: [DIYbio] 405nm laser supposedly treating acne and nail fungus

Isn't 100mW a bit high? I thought those were the high power lasers you
can light matches with? Wonder if this may lead to higher chance of
skin cancer in that area?

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Nathan McCorkle <nmz787@gmail.com> wrote:
> two guys reporting positive results on pg 2 of this forum post
> (linked)... one for acne, one for curing toe fungus
> http://laserpointerforums.com/f38/using-405nm-laser-treat-acne-68626-2.html
>
> "
> I don't know about treating acne but I used my ~100mW 405 on a toenail
> fungus infection on my left great toe with teriffic success. I had
> read about how toxic some of the prescription treatments are so I
> thought I'd try some very intense near UV light on the fungus. I
> played the unfocused laser output on the infected area of the toenail
> once a day for a week then I waited for the nail to grow out and
> sunuvagun if the nail didn't grow out normally without the
> discoloration and 'knobbyness' the fungus was causing. Ah, the
> miracles of coherent light 8-)
> "
>
> here is the wikipedia section citing 405nm acne deactivation
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propionibacterium_acnes#Photosensitivity
>
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> College of Science, Biotechnology/Bioinformatics
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