EXHIBIT 99.1

                            Section 906 Certification

          I, Jeffrey F. O'Donnell, Chief Executive Officer of PhotoMedex, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), do hereby certify, in accordance with 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as created pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

          (1)  the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
          December 31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements
          of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange
          Act of 1934, as amended; and

          (2)  the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

                                                    PHOTOMEDEX INC.

Dated: March 28, 2003                               By: /s/ Jeffrey F. O'Donnell
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                                                        Jeffrey F. O'Donnell
                                                        Chief Executive Officer