The study relies on lectures and training sessions offered by lecturers of the faculty in their facilities all over Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The chairman of the academic study is Prof. Metelmann. The steering committee also incorporates Prof. Westermann, Dr Fuchs and Dr Hammes. Dr Fuchs is entrusted with the contact to one of the leading scientific societies of the field, the German Dermatological Laser-Society (DDL).