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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 20, 2004

                                PhotoMedex, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                       0-11635                 59-2858100
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission File            (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                   Number)             Identification No.)

147 Keystone Drive, Montgomeryville, PA                             18936
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(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code 215.619.3600

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          (Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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Item 9.     Regulation FD Disclosure
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            On April 20, 2004, the Registrant announced that WellPoint, a
            private health plan, had approved for reimbursement procedures using
            the XTRAC(R) excimer laser to treat psoriasis.

            The Information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit
            shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the
            Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless
            of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless
            expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The
            information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not
            be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities
            Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
            liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12 (a) (2) of the
            Securities Act of 1933, as amended.




                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                     PhotoMedex, Inc.

                      Date: April 21, 2004           By: /s/ Dennis M. McGrath
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                                                         Chief Financial Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Subject Matter               Press release of PhotoMedex, Inc.

99.1

PhotoMedex Press Release dated April 20, 2004, reporting the announcement that
WellPoint Adopts Reimbursement for PhotoMedex XTRAC(R)