• Question: are the lasers you use powerful enough to cut through skin?

    Asked by lalaman to Pip, Tom on 25 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by courteneyrice.
    • Photo: Philippa Bird

      Philippa Bird answered on 25 Jun 2012:

      They wouldn’t “cut” you because they are not focussed enough, but they would burn your skin. Especially your eyes.

    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      One of the lasers we use is designed to cut through skin. It’s a very precise cut though – it takes about ten shots to get through the epidermis (deep enough to bleed) and would take all day to cut all the way through the skin.

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