Exhibit 32.1


                            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 accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company
              for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 (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: August 9, 2004
                                                    By: /s/ Jeffrey F. O'Donnell
                                                        ------------------------
                                                    Jeffrey F. O'Donnell
                                                    Chief Executive Officer

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("Section 906"), or other document
authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears
in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required
by Section 906, has been provided to PhotoMedex, Inc. and will be retained by
PhotoMedex, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.