|Certification

Exhibit 31.2


I, Paul S. Weiner, Chief Financial Officer of Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., certify that:
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|1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc.;
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
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|(a) |  | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
         procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
         including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during
         the period in which this report is being prepared;
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|(b) |  | [omitted]
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|(c) |  | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented
         in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
         the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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|(d) |  | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting
         that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the
         case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
         registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
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|5. | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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|(a) |  | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
         control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to
         record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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|(b) |  | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
         significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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|Date: May 11, 2004 | /s/  Paul S. Weiner
 Paul S. Weiner Chief Financial Officer

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