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

405 nm sounds like it's at the edge of what would be classed as ionizing radiation.

It might be killing both the organism and his own cells.

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 4:56 PM, 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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Rochester Institute of Technology
College of Science, Biotechnology/Bioinformatics

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