Sharon... Not having used Chuck's idea myself, but having a bit of knowledge about the medical/surgical use of lasers in general (although not about the pen lasers, I don't know how intense they can get).... in regular medical laser use, the lasers will burn flammable materials pretty darn quickly, so things the docs don't want burned are covered with wet towels. Eyes are shielded with protective eyewear (I do not know what specs they must meet to be considered so). Metal objects aren't used, particularly shiny metal objects (there are 'laser-safe' instruments that have been sandblasted so they won't deflect the beam if hit accidentally).
It might be a good idea to shave the area immediately surrounding the lipoma you are planning to treat, for two reasons..one, if the laser pen doesn't have any significant depth of penetration, the hair coat might absorb the beam and little or nothing might hit the lipoma. Secondly, if the pen is powerful enough, it could set the hair afire.... I don't really think it is powerful enough to do that, but it would be a discomfiting thing to have happen, in any case. I have heard that the laser pointers are powerful enough that they can cause eye damage, so I would caution to be sure it is not pointed in the direction of any eyeball. Good luck. Denise Every [email protected] Equuilibrium Studio - Horse & Animal Art http://www.stores.ebay.com/equuilibriumstudioequineart/plistings/list/all/de pt0/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:34 PM Subject: Re: CS>Lypomas > Yeah- thanks Chuch, I will try it and report back. Do you all think > the area to be treated needs to be shaved first or does it matter? > Sharon > > >Ditto on Chuck's idea.....never woulda thunk > >it!! Kit > > > > > >At 01:32 PM 3/17/03 -0600, you wrote: > >>Cool ideas Kit & Chuck! I haven't had a dog with one in so long I figured > >>there should be some "new" way to get rid of them! > >> > >>Nancy Estes > >>[email protected] > >> > >> > >>> On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:07:17 -0600, Dan Nave > >><[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> >Does anyone know how to get rid of (non-cancerous) lypomas > >>> >or fatty tumors that appear under the skin? > >>> > >>> You can experiment with laser therapy easy enough. > >>> Red laser keychain pointers are dollar store items. > >>> Put the point on the site and pulse it for however long you're willing to > >>per > >>> session. > >>> I got rid of one that had been on my shoulder for almost 2 years. > >>> > >>> Chuck > >> > > > > > > > >-- > >The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > >Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > >Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
