


The Clarity II, introduced last year, also offers an integrated tracking tool that allows you to see treated and untreated areas as you work. You can go up to 2 Hz with some of these larger spots, which you couldn’t do before.” “You’re getting about 80% more coverage per pulse, and the repetition rates have gotten faster too. Now it’s not unusual to see 24 mm spots, and that makes for a lot more speed,” says Dr. Their higher power combined with larger spot sizes allows for significantly faster treatments. Victor Ross, MD, director of the Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology Center at Scripps Clinic in San Diego, California.Įach of these devices features dual-wavelength Alexandrite/Nd:YAG lasers with spot sizes up to 28 mm. “When you look at some of the newer lasers, including the Splendor X from Lumenis, the Elite iQ from Cynosure, Gentlemax Pro from Candela, the Lutronic Clarity II and the Cutera Excel HR, the spot sizes keep getting bigger and bigger,” says E. Some of the most recent innovations include larger spot sizes, tracking technologies to reduce untreated areas and melanin readers that adjust treatment parameters for less experienced users.

And each year, device manufacturers work to create more effective hair reduction platforms that are easier and safer to use. The ability to provide permanent hair reduction on virtually every part of the body draws hundreds of thousands of patients to aesthetic practices and medical spas every year. Laser hair removal is one of core treatments that has built the medical aesthetics industry.
