Can A Home Skin Resurfacing Laser Be Safe?

People may soon be able to walk into a drug store and buy a do-it-yourself wrinkle removal laser, courtesy of a recent FDA approval. How can a laser be powerful enough to perform skin ablation, or even collagen tightening, and still be safe enough for home use (and misuse)? No word on wavelength, but it still smells like a lawsuit to me.

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