Fat-busting free-electron laser beams could solve acne and cellulite worries

... American scientists have developed a new laser technique that can melt away fat, thereby offering a new way to beat heart disease, cellulite and the dreaded acne. Scientists at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility and Harvard Medical School have used a machine called as free-electron laser (FEL), which produces high-intensity laser beams, to target fat under the skin and melt it away without affecting normal tissue. ...