Syneron Honors Company Founder and IPL Inventor Shimon Eckhouse at Gala Dinner at the 2012 EADV Congress

Syneron Honors Company Founder and IPL Inventor Shimon Eckhouse at Gala Dinner at the 2012 EADV Congress PR Newswire YOKNEAM, Israel, Oct. 3, 2012 YOKNEAM, Israel, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Syneron Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ELOS), the leading global aesthetic device company, honored Dr. Shimon Eckhouse, its founder and the inventor of IPL (Intense Pulsed Light), at a gala dinner held during the EADV (European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology) congress in Prague. The event, which was attended by over 100 key opinion leaders and industry professionals, celebrated the 20th anniversary of the invention of IPL, a technology that revolutionized and paved the way for the expansion of the aesthetic device market in a multi-billion dollar category. IPL, which is derived from selective photothermolysis, utilizes a wide range of light wavelengths to treat a variety of skin conditions and aesthetic procedures, including spider veins, birthmarks, port-wine stains, acne scars, fine lines and wrinkles, and permanent hair reduction. http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120528/535447 Medical professionals, industry experts and long-time friends attended the event to honor Dr. Eckhouse and his invention. Dr. Moshe Lapidoth, M.D., M.P.H, Dermatologist, Head of the Laser Unit, Dermatology Dep., Rabin Medical Center, Israel and President of the European Society of Laser in Dermatology (ESLD) shared the story of how IPL started: Dr.