Ahead of AM Live Vicky Eldridge tries out the DEKA Motus AY

“It wasn’t until my 30s that I started developing facial hair. I began noticing one or two hairs here and there and I would immediately pluck them out. However, as I got older, the amount of hair growth began to increase and I was discovering new hairs on a daily basis. Plucking them made my chin sore and spotty, so, in 2016-17, I decided to have a course of hair removal using the Nordlys device by Ellipse.

   

The results were great and, until fairly recently, I had experienced no regrowth at all. However, I had been warned that, because my hair growth was hormonally driven, it would more than likely come back – and it did.

As a woman and someone with very naturally dark hair, I found developing facial hair really distressing and embarrassing. Having had a couple of years hair and tweezer free, I didn’t want to have to put up with it again when I knew there was a solution.

I’d written about Lynton’s 2018 of the DEKA Motus AY, which was billed as the world’s first FDA Approved Primary Alexandrite laser for pain-free hair removal treatments on all skin types.

One of the goals of many device manufacturers today is to obtain the gold standard of painless but effective treatments with no downtime and, as market leaders, both DEKA and Lynton are constantly innovating their technologies. This, combined with a surge in demand for permanent laser hair reduction treatments in recent years, led them to develop the Motus AY. So, what makes the Motus AY different?

Alexandrite lasers used to only be safe to use on skin types I-III, due to their exceptional melanin absorption capability’s, making it unsafe to use on any skin of colour, due to increased risk of adverse reactions. The Motus AY overcomes these restrictions, providing the advantages of pain-free laser hair removal, but with the unsurpassed clinical efficacy and results associated with the Alexandrite laser. So how does it do this?

Traditionally, the Alexandrite laser loses a vast amount of energy as it is reflected by the skin when delivered in a traditional shot-by-shot method. This results in a slow and sometimes very uncomfortable treatment for the client.

The Motus AY’s Moveo technology directly addresses this issue by drastically reducing the amount of energy reflected and keeping the Alexandrite laser in constant contact with the skin. Using light circular movements at a reduced power allows the Alexandrite laser to work at 100% efficiency, therefore avoiding wasted energy. A 20ml contact-cooled sapphire tip combined with optimum peak powers (6,000W) and ultrashort pulse durations of up to 2ms, aid the Motus AY Alexandrite laser when treating more challenging fine and fair hair.

I have to say I was expecting the treatment to be a bit uncomfortable but it really wasn’t, at all. In fact I barely felt any sensation at all, other than the contact-cooled sapphire tip running over my skin. There were no hot spots, no sharp pings, no increased discomfort when it went over my acne and not even really any heat. I didn’t jump once. It was also super quick.

As with any laser treatment you need a course to really see results and so I’m looking forward to reporting back on the outcome, but I’m certainly not dreading hopping back in the chair for my next appointment and that can only be a good thing.”

Lynton Lasers will be showcasing the DEKA platform at Aesthetic Medicine Live on 23-24 March 2019 at Olympia London. Find out more by visiting them on stand K16.

To register for your FREE entrance ticket, plus book CPD-accredited education click here.

“It wasn’t until my 30s that I started developing facial hair. I began noticing one or two hairs here and there and I would immediately pluck them out. However, as I got older, the amount of hair growth began to increase and I was discovering new hairs on a daily basis. Plucking them made my chin sore and spotty, so, in 2016-17, I decided to have a course of hair removal using the Nordlys device by Ellipse.

   

The results were great and, until fairly recently, I had experienced no regrowth at all. However, I had been warned that, because my hair growth was hormonally driven, it would more than likely come back – and it did.

As a woman and someone with very naturally dark hair, I found developing facial hair really distressing and embarrassing. Having had a couple of years hair and tweezer free, I didn’t want to have to put up with it again when I knew there was a solution.

I’d written about Lynton’s 2018 of the DEKA Motus AY, which was billed as the world’s first FDA Approved Primary Alexandrite laser for pain-free hair removal treatments on all skin types.

One of the goals of many device manufacturers today is to obtain the gold standard of painless but effective treatments with no downtime and, as market leaders, both DEKA and Lynton are constantly innovating their technologies. This, combined with a surge in demand for permanent laser hair reduction treatments in recent years, led them to develop the Motus AY. So, what makes the Motus AY different?

Alexandrite lasers used to only be safe to use on skin types I-III, due to their exceptional melanin absorption capability’s, making it unsafe to use on any skin of colour, due to increased risk of adverse reactions. The Motus AY overcomes these restrictions, providing the advantages of pain-free laser hair removal, but with the unsurpassed clinical efficacy and results associated with the Alexandrite laser. So how does it do this?

Traditionally, the Alexandrite laser loses a vast amount of energy as it is reflected by the skin when delivered in a traditional shot-by-shot method. This results in a slow and sometimes very uncomfortable treatment for the client.

The Motus AY’s Moveo technology directly addresses this issue by drastically reducing the amount of energy reflected and keeping the Alexandrite laser in constant contact with the skin. Using light circular movements at a reduced power allows the Alexandrite laser to work at 100% efficiency, therefore avoiding wasted energy. A 20ml contact-cooled sapphire tip combined with optimum peak powers (6,000W) and ultrashort pulse durations of up to 2ms, aid the Motus AY Alexandrite laser when treating more challenging fine and fair hair.

I have to say I was expecting the treatment to be a bit uncomfortable but it really wasn’t, at all. In fact I barely felt any sensation at all, other than the contact-cooled sapphire tip running over my skin. There were no hot spots, no sharp pings, no increased discomfort when it went over my acne and not even really any heat. I didn’t jump once. It was also super quick.

As with any laser treatment you need a course to really see results and so I’m looking forward to reporting back on the outcome, but I’m certainly not dreading hopping back in the chair for my next appointment and that can only be a good thing.”

Lynton Lasers will be showcasing the DEKA platform at Aesthetic Medicine Live on 23-24 March 2019 at Olympia London. Find out more by visiting them on stand K16.

To register for your FREE entrance ticket, plus book CPD-accredited education click here.