A novel approach to photo rejuvenation called MicroSpot Rejuvenation is being offered by Iridex with its new VariLite 532-940 nm diode laser system.
Bal-Tech Medical is currently testing this laser in its Ultimate Image Medical Spa and Training Center as a way to offer a skin rejuvenation procedure that can treat the whole face quickly, while also treating individual veins with the 940 nm wavelength.
The MicroSpot Rejuvenation is a high-energy focal treatment that leaves untreated tissue between small spot exposures, providing more efficacy than traditional large-spot treatments and improved safety and post-treatment healing.
“The VariLite uses fractional treatment technology, but it should not be confused with the Fraxel® system that is used for skin resurfacing,” Bal-Tech Medical President Rich Balance said. “This MicroSpot is superior for photorejuvenation due to its absorption characteristics, and when performed with the ScanLite XP scanner, is not impacting the entire face, which eliminates the risk of volumetrically overheating tissue which can occur with IPL systems.”
“This fractional scanning is a way to aggressively rejuvenate the facial tissue without the aggressive side effects.”
The VariLite laser has an even more powerful 532 component than the original, popular Diolite 532, while having the expanded application with the 940 for vascular lesions. In addition to the vascular lesions, the VariLite and Diolite systems address pigmented lesions, cutaneous lesions and moderate inflammatory acne vulgaris.
“These lasers are very effective, while being portable and low maintenance,” Balance said. “And it is becoming apparent that the 940 wavelength’s absorption profile is excellent for addressing larger vessels, even as a starting point as opposed to the 1064.”
Balance said that a series of five to six facial rejuvenation treatments with random scanning leaves many uninjured zones of tissue, increasing the tissue’s ability to heal itself through natural horizontal epidermal migration.
“The Microspot scanner is obviously a huge breakthrough in skin rejuvenation treatments,” Balance said.
Bal-Tech Medical will be including the new VariLite laser as part of its proprietory Aesthetic Success Program premium package.
For more information about these lasers, contact Bal-Tech Medical at 1-800-574-2152.
