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DIODE LASERS
Diode Lasers are used on Fitzpatrick skin types 1 thru 5.
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Device Type
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Laser Name
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Wavelength (nm)
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Energy Output (Joules)
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Pulse Length
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Spot Size
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Diode
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HR-Force
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810 nm
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Up to 200 J
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Up to 1,000 ms
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8, 24x24 mm
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Diode/KTP
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VariLite
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940nm/532 nm
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800 J/75 J
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5-100 ms
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10 mm
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Diode
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Apex 800
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800 nm
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50 J
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5-100 ms
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9, 11 mm
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Diode
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LightSheer ET
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800 nm
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10-100 J
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5-400 ms
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9x9 mm
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Diode
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LightSheer ST
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800 nm
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10-40 J
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5-100 ms
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9x9 mm
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Diode
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LightSheer XC
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800 nm
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10-100 J
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5-400 ms
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12x12 mm
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LightSheer Diode
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Lumenis One
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800 nm
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10-100 J
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5-400 ms
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9x9 mm
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Diode
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MeDioStar
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810 nm
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UP to 64 J
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5-140 ms
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12 mm
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Diode
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F1 Diode Laser
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810 nm
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10-40 J
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15-44 ms
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5, 7 mm
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CW Diode
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Sonata
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810 nm
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Up to 100 J
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10-400 ms
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10x12 mm
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Clinical Pearl
Alexandrite and Diode Lasers are the most efficacious in treating Fitzpatrick skin types 1 thru 3 and typically type 4 patients. Some type 5 patients will achieve better results with these lasers than the Nd-YAG lasers depending on the patient’s hair characteristics, i.e. hair shaft diameter and composition of melanin within the shaft.
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