Plastic Surgery for Men QotD: Lightsheer Duet Review?

Plastic Surgery for Men Question of the Day: Lightsheer Duet Review...what is it and how does it work?

FDA-approved diode for permanent hair reduction on all skin types (I-VI), including tanned skin, and treatment of PFB. Virtually every hair color and diameter is treatable. Advanced Sapphire Contact ChillTip™ ensures patient comfort before, during and after each laser pulse. Exact energy delivery is a consistent benefit of the built-in calibration feature. No consumables means high-end results with a low cost of ownership.

Clinical Results
CHIN 46 months following last treatment Courtesy of Valeria B. Campos, MD; Christine C. Diericx, MD; R. Rox Anderson, MD Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA LEG 24 months following last treatment Courtesy of Valeria B. Campos, MD; Christine C. Diericx, MD; R. Rox Anderson, MD Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

What is the Innovative Technology of the LightSheer System?

This System offers breakthrough features and distinctive advantages such as:

• The first system to provide permanent hair reduction using state-of-the-art, high-power diode technology
• Rapid, non-invasive treatment that is and entails virtually no patient downtime
• Treatment of all skin types (I-VI), as well as tanned skin and pseudofolliculitis barbae
• Successful treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), leg veins and benign pigmented lesions
• Patented ChillTip handpiece with a 9 or 12 mm square sapphire tip that actively cools before, during and after treatment pulses to minimize patient discomfort and enable the use of higher treatment fluences
• Minimal cost of ownership because diode technology is a highly stable, highly efficient laser source, ensuring dependable operation even in the most demanding clinical setting
• Consumables are not required for treatments, further minimizing cost of ownership
• Compact and lightweight design
• User-friendly and minimal controls permit choice of repeatable, optimal parameters
• The LightSheer family provides capabilities to match the needs of your particular practice, featuring:
• Cost-effective systems to participate in the growing hair removal market
• Portable systems for practices with multiple offices or partners
• Higher coverage rate systems for practices increasing the throughput of their patients

LightSheer Versatility

Lasers have been used for hair removal for several years, but few have had the properties to give them the versatility of the LightSheer system to successfully treat leg veins, benign pigmented lesions and pseudofolliculitis barbae:

Leg Veins - Approximately 50% to 60% of men and women have unsightly leg veins. While sclerotherapy is still considered the treatment of choice for the removal of superficial leg veins, many vessels may be too small to inject or patients may have an aversion to this invasive procedure. The LightSheer diode laser system can provide an alternative method of treatment that requires no painful injections.

Benign Pigmented Lesions – The LightSheer diode laser system can successfully treat a wide range of cosmetically undesirable benign pigmented lesions.

Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) – PFB, or razor bumps, is a common condition in which the regrowing hair, after shaving, curves back towards and pierces the skin resulting in a pustule or papule. PFB is very prevalent in populations with curly hair, affecting nearly 85% of men of African decent and a growing number of women. The LightSheer’s excellent safety profile for all skin types including the darkest skin, makes it a safe, effective and revolutionary alternative for the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae. 

LightSheer Summary

Backed by long-term clinical data, the LightSheer system has the ability to permanently reduce hair growth and treat the entire range of skin colors and hair types, satisfying hundreds of thousands of patients and their providers worldwide. The ChillTip handpiece provides the ultimate in epidermal contact cooling and compression, increasing penetration of laser energy to the base of the follicle. The LightSheer system's efficiency, expanded applications, and excellent clinical results offer a new opportunity for practice growth and increased procedure volume




newsalbum.com - LightSheer(R) Duet(TM) for High Speed Permanent Hair Reduction and significantly reduces treatment times to provide cost-effective-high value cosmetic options during challenging economic times.

Bountiful, UT, December 11, 2009 -- LightSheer(R) Duet(TM) for High Speed Permanent Hair Reduction and significantly reduces treatment times to provide cost-effective-high value cosmetic options during challenging economic times.

The LightSheer Duet reduces hair removal treatment times by up to 75% and vastly improves patient comfort, eliminating the need for topical anesthetics and is now available at Wade Laser Clinic in Bountiful, Utah.

'Consumers are still spending money on laser hair removal; their shopping tactics have however changed. Due to economic constraints, people have less time and expendable cash flow. The new LightSheer Duet is exactly what consumer’s need, offering a 75% quicker treatment time for on average 50% less cost. Patients are more willing to invest in treatments that can be done more quickly, with little pain and short recovery times.' said Dr. Ralph D. Wade, Medical Director, Wade Laser Clinic, DO.

The LightSheer Duet features two hair removal systems on one versatile platform enabling clinicians to optimize permanent hair reduction anywhere on the body. The platform also includes the LightSheer ET system, which is ideal for smaller or bony areas such as the upper lip, chin, or around the ankles. The performance of this system is well documented and clinically validated, satisfying customers worldwide with over 6000 LightSheer systems installed.

The New LightSheer HS (High Speed hand piece) features a large 22x35 mm diode array that is designed for treating large areas such as legs, arms, chests, abdomen, shoulders and backs. LightSheer HS employs fully integrated vacuum assist technology to gently lift skin into the treatment aperture prior to applying laser energy. With this approach, the targeted tissue is gently stretched and thinned, minimizing competing chromophores by blanching vessels and spreading skin pigmentation over a larger area, in addition to pulling the hair follicle closer to the skin's surface. The cumulative result is that energy is delivered more efficiently to achieve excellent clinical results with speed and comfort. These combined features allow clinicians to treat large areas easily and quickly, leading to a significant reduction in treatment time, which essentially eliminates clinician fatigue and revolutionizes treatment economics.