Provided is a method of using a computer system to manage a remote laser emitting apparatus used in medical treatments, including the computer system receiving, through computer data communication, apparatus identification information associated with a remotely located laser emitting apparatus, and user identification information associated with a user of the laser emitting apparatus, the computer system storing the apparatus identification information and user identification information, the computer system correlating, in response to receiving data regarding a purchase of one or more treatment credits by the user, the purchased treatment credits to the laser emitting apparatus associated with the user, and the computer system communicating the purchased treatment credits to the laser emitting apparatus through computer data communication, wherein the purchased treatment credits authorize the laser emitting apparatus to perform a number of treatments corresponding to the purchased treatment credits.