This headline, Death Highlights Dangers of Laser Hair Removal, paints a very different picture from what actually happened. No one was burned to death by a laser. A North Carolina college student died from an overdose of the prescription topical anesthetic cream they gave her (without a prescription) to apply before her laser treatment. She was in her car, on the way to the treatment, when she started to have seizures.
Naturally, “Some doctors say the death illustrates the need for greater regulation of the industry.” In fact, those doctors seem to think that such treatments should only be applied under a doctor’s supervision…