Lynton announces arrival of next generation picosecond technology

Nothing stands still in the aesthetics industry for long, with the “next generation” in picosecond laser technology already set for launch in 2015. Discovery Pico is the new system from Lynton that combines the efficacy and speed of picosecond pulses with the proven safety profile of nanosecond Q-switched pulses at 1064 and 53 wavelengths.

The shortest pulse available (375ps), an industry-high peak power of 1.8GW, and an optional upgrade to an award-wining ResurFACE fractional attachment, helps secure Discovery Pico as the most powerful, multi-treatment, picosecond platform in the marketplace. Despite the extremely effective and proven end- results of Lynton’s existing Q-Plus C nanosecond laser, treatments courses of eight to 12 sessions can be slightly frustrating for some busy physicians.

2014 did see the introduction of standard picosecond technology, which showed a reduction in the number of treatments needed to remove some tattoo pigments. However, Lynton felt that the risk of transitory pigment loss on darker skin types outweighed the benefits of this new technology.

Jon Exley, managing director at Lynton said, “A number of our laser physicists have worked for many years with picosecond lasers both at Lynton and at the University of Manchester. Whilst I believe there are strong commercial benefits surrounding the pico- lasers for tattoo removal, we at Lynton are convinced that picosecond technology has a place alongside the Gold standard nanosecond Q-switch treatment, and that’s why we’re extremely excited to be launching the Quanta Discovery Pico laser, which incorporates BOTH technologies in one system”.

With a 50% increase in demand for laser tattoo removal over the past 12 months (Lynton Clinics, 2015), Lynton say the Discovery Pico is perfectly suited to help users capitalise on this interest, and pull clients into their clinics.