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SKIN REJUVENATION COMPARISON CHART
Supplier Device Wavelength Energy Pulse Price Accessories
Product Name Type (nm) Output (Joules) Length
Palomar
StarLux 500 Platform
Lux2940 Fractional 2940 Laser 2940 nm N/A N/A Contact mfr.
Lux1540 Fractional 1540 Laser 1540 nm Up to 70 mJ per 1 – 500 Contact mfr.
Laser handpiece microbeam
LuxDeepIR Fractional
Infrared handpiece
Infrared Light 850 – 1350 nm Up to 175 J 2.5 – 10 sec Contact mfr.
LuxG handpiece Pulsed Light 500 – 670 nm, Up to 70 J/cm2 Quanta System
870 – 1400 nm
1 – 500 Contact mfr.
Ultrawave 1064 Nd:YAG Long Pulse 1064 nm Up to 500 J/cm2 3 – 300 ms Contact mfr. Air system for skin cooling. Alexandrite
Nd:YAG Short Pulse 1064 nm Up to 46 J/cm2 0.3 – 0.8 ms 755 nm: spot sizes up to 16 mm; repeti-
Ultrawave I Nd:YAG Long Pulse 1064 nm Up to 500 J/cm2 3 – 300 ms tion rate up to 2 Hz. Nd:YAG 1064 nm
Nd:YAG Short Pulse 1064 nm Up to 46 J/cm2 0.3 – 0.8 ms long pulse: spot sizes 2–4.5 mm and 6–12
Nd:YAG F.D. 532 nm Up to 90 J/cm2 5 – 25 ms mm; repetition rate up to 2 Hz. Nd:YAG
Ultrawave II Alexandrite 755 nm Up to 120 J/cm2 3 – 100 ms 1064 nm short pulse: spot sizes up to 6
Nd:YAG Long Pulse 1064 nm/1320 nm Up to 500 J/cm2 3 – 300 ms mm; repetition rate up to 7 Hz. Nd:YAG
Nd:YAG Short Pulse 1064 nm Up to 46 J/cm2 0.3 – 0.8 ms F.D. 532 nm long pulse: spot sizes up to 6
Ultrawave III Alexandrite 755 nm Up to 120 J/cm2 3 – 100 ms mm. 1320 nm is an option of Ultrawave II
Nd:YAG Long Pulse 1064 nm/1320 nm Up to 500 J/cm2 3 – 300 ms and III.
Nd:YAG Short Pulse 1064 nm Up to 46 J/cm2 0.3 – 0.8 ms
Nd:YAG F.D. 532 nm Up to 90 J/cm2 5 – 25 ms
Q-Plus T Q-switched Nd:YAG 532 nm Up to 12.5 J/cm2 6 ns Contact mfr. Repetition rate up to 10 Hz. OptiBeam
+ Q-switched Ruby 1064 nm Up to 22.5 J/cm2 technology for effective flat-top squared
694 nm Up to 23 J/cm2 30 ns beam profile of 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6
Q-Plus A Q-switched Nd:YAG 532 nm / 1064 nm Up to 12.5 J/cm2 /
up to 22.5 J/cm
6 ns mm.
2
Q-Plus B Q-switched Nd:YAG 532 nm / 1064 nm Up to 16 J/cm2 /
up to 37 J/cm
6 ns
2
Q-Plus C Ruby Q-switched 694 nm Up to 11 J/cm2 30 ns
Eterna Giovinezza Pulsed Light 570 – 1200 nm Up to 40 J/cm2 3 – 240 ms Contact mfr. Pulsed light handpieces available at 400–
Eterna Giovinezza Plus Pulsed Light 570 – 1200 nm / Up to 40 J/cm2 3 – 240 ms 1200, 550–950, 570–1200, 590–1200,
625 – 1200 nm 625–1200 and 650–1200 nm.
Eterna Giovinezza Compact Pulsed Light 570 – 1200 nm Up to 40 J/cm2 (table top)
Sandstone Medical
Technologies
3 – 240 ms
Whisper-NG Er:YAG 2940 nm 6 J/cm2 300 µs $35,000 6 mm handpiece, 3 mm handpiece optional.
Matrix LS-25 CO2 Laser 10,600 nm 25 W Adjustable to $50,000 Ultrafine-FS Fractional Scanner, 150 mm
Sciton
100 ms focusing handpiece.
JOULE Nd:YAG / Er:YAG / Various Up to 400 J/cm2 0.1 – 200 ms, Contact mfr. Configurable up to nine modules.
BroadBand Light 1 – 10 sec
ClearScan Nd:YAG module 1064 nm Up to 400 J/cm2 3 – 200 ms Contact mfr. Computerized scanner; 30 x 30 mm Tx;
integrated cooling.
Contour TRL Tunable Resurfacing 2940 µm 45 W 0.1 – 50 ms Contact mfr. Computerized scanner, smart user
Laser interface, MicroLaserPeel, Tunable
Resurfacing Laser.
ThermaScan Nd:YAG module 1319 nm Up to 30 J/cm2 10 – 200 ms Contact mfr. Computerized scanner; 30 x 30 mm Tx;
integrated cooling.
BBL BroadBand Light 420 – 1400 nm Up to 30 J/cm2 Up to 200 ms Contact mfr. SkinTyte, 420, 515, 560, 590, 640, 695
module filters. 15 x 45 mm and 15 x 15 mm spot
sizes, integrated cooling.
BBLs BroadBand Light 420 – 1400 nm Up to 30 J/cm2 Up to 500 ms Contact mfr. Table top system, SkinTyte, 420, 515, 560
590, 640, 695 filters, 15 x 45 mm and
15 x 15 mm spot sizes, integrated
cooling.
ProFractional-XC Tunable Resurfacing 2940 µm Up to 400 J/cm2 Variable for Contact mfr. Expandable module.
Laser desired ablation
and coagulation
ProFractional Er:YAG 2940 µm Up to 400 J/cm2 Syneron
Variable for
desired effect
Contact mfr. Expandable module / density 1.5% – 30%.
eMax/eLight SR Optical Energy / 580 – 980 nm Up to 45 J/cm2 / N/A Contact mfr. 12 x 25 mm spot size. Three year
RF Electrical Energy Up to 25 J/cm3 warranty.
eMax/eLight SRA Optical Energy / 470 – 980 nm Up to 45 J/cm2 / N/A Contact mfr. Same as above.
RF Electrical Energy Up to 25 J/cm3 eMax/eLaser WRA Diode / 900 nm Up to 50 J/cm2 / N/A Contact mfr. 12 x 8 mm spot size. Three year warranty.
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