| Having received market clearance from the FDA, | | | | of formal laser hair removal courses and safety |
| lasers are gaining prominence in the medical field, | | | | courses, and submit 20 clinical hair removal cases. |
| becoming every bit as important to a hospital | | | | 10 cases in which a more senior provider was |
| setting as the blood pressure pump and the | | | | present must be included, a requirement for |
| stress testing treadmill. As lasers have gained | | | | every type of laser you decide to be certified in. |
| acceptance, a valid certification process has | | | | Certified Aesthetic Laser Operator |
| emerged, as you would expect in any medical | | | | Laser operators may be physicians, but they can |
| field. Here's a breakdown of the laser certification | | | | also be nurses, physical assistants, physician |
| process and what doctors have to do in order to | | | | extenders and others who have received the |
| clinically use medical lasers. | | | | appropriate medical training. They treat clients for |
| Certified Medical Laser Hair Remover Provider | | | | benign cosmetic skin conditions and other |
| Stipulated by the International Aesthetic and Laser | | | | noninvasive skin rejuvenation. |
| Association, the requirements for a certified | | | | The examination consists of 125 multiple choice |
| doctor using lasers to remove hair are designed | | | | questions related to 8 major content areas, which |
| to exceed all state requirements to ensure the | | | | must be completed in 3.5 hours. The applicant |
| highest standards of competency. The doctor is | | | | must be dermatology nurse certified, have a 4 |
| required to submit a minimal number of clinical | | | | year degree or a medical degree or related |
| cases to meet requirements for full certification, | | | | credentials. They must also have experience in |
| though applicants may be tested as soon as | | | | dermatology or plastic surgery services, and |
| training instruction has been completed. The | | | | document 24 hours or more of medical laser use |
| examination includes 100 multiple choice questions | | | | and safety courses. |
| covering 8 areas of lasers in the medical field. | | | | Certified Laser Assistant |
| These areas relate to hazards involved with the | | | | To be a certified laser assistant, you must be 18, |
| job, regulations and standards, laser interactions | | | | have a 2 year or 4 year degree or medically |
| with tissue. The questions must be completed | | | | related credentials and complete 4 hours or more |
| within 3 hours. | | | | of laser science and safety training. |
| Applicants must have attended 6 hours or more | | | | |