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• Why should I use the LightSheer Diode
Laser System rather than the methods I've been using for years? • Does the LightSheer work on tanned or different skin colors? • What are IPL Skin Treatments using Photorejuvenation? • Are patients satisfied with the results of this gentler, more delicate approach? • You frequently mention the versatility of IPL technology. Am I going to pay extra for capabilities that I don't need? • What product solutions are available to treat vascular lesions? • How does Lumenis One treat mature hemangioma? • Some pigmented lesions have to be removed surgically. Can they be treated by IPL instead? • Can we treat hairy pigmented lesions? • How does ClearLight™ destroy acne? • What kind of results can my acne patients expect? |
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| Why should I use the LightSheer Diode Laser System rather than the methods I've been using for years? | The LightSheer Diode Laser System's design provides for enhanced comfort during treatment, minimal risk of infection, speed and accuracy. Since the system uses a unique cooling handpiece, it minimizes skin irritation that other methods may create. Since it is non-invasive (no needles to penetrate the skin), the risk of introducing bacteria into the skin is reduced. Because the system is fast, it allows for larger areas to be treated, considerably increasing the efficiency of the hair removal process, which allows more patients to be treated during a typical day. Finally, the LightSheer Diode Laser is a precise instrument that can be adjusted to damage only the hair follicle while minimally affecting the surrounding skin. |
| Does the LightSheer work on tanned or different skin colors? | The LightSheer diode laser system safely and effectively treats all skin types (Fitzpatrick Skin Types I-VI) as well as tanned skin. For darker skin types and people with tans, appropriate fluences are generally lower and appropriate pulse widths are generally longer to prevent damage to the epidermis. Using the appropriate treatment parameters, however, people with all skin types can benefit from laser hair removal with the LightSheer. |
| What are IPL Skin Treatments using Photorejuvenation? | IPL Technology improves the appearance of photoaged skin, removes age spots (sun-induced freckles), most benign brown pigments, and redness caused by broken capillaries through a process called photorejuvenation for face and body. IPL Skin Treatments using Photorejuvenation help restore a more youthful appearance without the patient downtime. |
| Are patients satisfied with the results of this gentler, more delicate approach? | IPL Skin Treatments using Photorejuvenation are recognized for a very high measure of patient satisfaction. Patients are very pleased with treatment results because the process treats the full face, neck, chest or hands, rather than addressing a single isolated area or imperfection. With a series of treatments, IPL technology can help restore a more youthful appearance without patient downtime or a prolonged recovery necessary after other types of treatments. |
| You frequently mention the versatility of IPL technology. Am I going to pay extra for capabilities that I don't need? | No. Lumenis has developed its product lines so that practices with a singular focus can purchase dedicated equipment, while practices performing multiple procedures can acquire single platforms with multiple applications. Even better, most Lumenis IPL devices like the IPLTM Quantum system, the VascuLight™ system, and the Lumenis One™ system can be easily upgraded if you choose to expand your practice in the future - you simply purchase add-ons rather than an entire new piece of equipment. Additionally, as new components and/or applications are developed, these may be offered as upgrades for existing customers. |
| What product solutions are available to treat vascular lesions? | Depending on the specific nature of the condition, Lumenis offers two key solutions to treatment of benign vascular lesions. Its IPL family, featuring the IPL Quantum product line, the VascuLight platform, and the Lumenis One platform, successfully treats a broad range of vascular conditions including telangiectasia, port wine stains, hemangiomas, etc. |
| How does Lumenis One treat mature hemangioma? | Mature hemangiomas can be rather thick, namely part of them is superficial and part is deep. Lumenis One is equipped with two treatments heads that can take care of the hemangioma. The Nd:YAG head can be used first to reach the deeper parts of the lesion, while being marginally absorbed by the superficial telangiectasia that often sprout on top of the hemangioma. Excessive heat production is thus eliminated. Following a few sessions with the Nd:YAG, the IPL can be used to treat the remaining superficial blood vessels. |
| Some pigmented lesions have to be removed surgically, as they are potentially harmful. Can they be treated by IPL instead? | Technically, it is possible to treat such pigmented lesions with IPL and diminish their brown color. However, doing so does not affect the pre-malignanat cells; it only obscures them and delays the diagnosis. It is therefore essential prior to IPL treatment of any suspect pigmented lesion to consult a dermatologist. |
| Can we treat hairy pigmented lesions? | Yes, it is possible to treat this type of lesion with IPL, due to the versatility of filters. IPL with longer filters can penetrate deeper than IPL with short filters. Thus, a shorter filter may be used to treat the superficial (epidermal) pigmented lesion and take care of the exessive pigment, whereas a longer filter may be applied for the hair removal. |
| How does ClearLight™ destroy acne? | ClearLight™ is a new therapeutic light that uses the innovative Acne PhotoClearingTM - APCTM technology to precisely target and destroy surface and ductal propionibacterium acnes (p.acnes) quickly and easily. Its intense 420nm wavelength light penetrates deeply enough into the tissue to reach the target p.acnes and trigger the proliferation of endogenic porphyrins to attack and eliminate the p.acnes bacteria. |
| What kind of results can my acne patients expect? | ClearLight effectively clears most inflammatory acne in just one month. There are virtually no side effects or photosensitivity, no downtime and no exposure to antibiotics using APC technology. |
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