Overview of the devices available on the market

The diode laser enables to treat efficiently the coarse hair at the beginning of the treatment. Then, the hair get thinner and thinner, and the hair removal generally becomes inefficient quite rapidly. Advantages: a light device easy to install. Disadvantages: only provides good results on dark and thick hair. Our viewpoint: a good extra device for laser centres.

The Nd : Yag laser is dedicated to the treatment of dark or black skins. It can provide long-lasting hair removal after an attack protocol composed of 5 to 8 sessions. The patients will have to schedule a maintenance session every 8 to 10 months. Our viewpoint: every laser centre must be equipped with such a device so as to treat high phototypes. New generation devices give excellent long term results.

The Alexandrite laser still is the best machine for laser hair removal. Most of the brands now propose good devices.

The CANDELA company provides for example the GentleLase and GentleMax while CYNOSURE proposes the Elite and the very specialized Apogee 9300.

We have been using the Apogee 9300 for a long time now, as it is equipped with an intermittent shot delivery system that allows to determine the laser beam parameters very precisely. Moreover, the machine is equipped with a remarkable cooling system that provides both comfort and safety.

Our viewpoint: this laser enables the treatment of a large panel of phototypes: from blond hair up to dark hair on dark skins. The results are almost “definite”: only a few scattered hairs regrow several years after the treatment.