US laser brand Sciton arrives in the UK

Sciton, a US manufacturer of medical and aesthetic lasers and light source technologies based in Palo Alto, California, has announced the establishment of direct operations in the UK and Ireland.

David Higham, who has been with the company for 10 years, has been promoted to country manager for the UK. He and his family are relocating to London to establish and lead Sciton’s UK operations.

Sciton will be expanding its marketing, sales, clinical education and service offerings through direct operations. “The UK is an important market for Sciton’s global growth strategy, and we look forward to introducing our innovative aesthetic technologies with an outstanding customer experience to match,” said David Percival, vice president and General Manager for Sciton International.

Sciton said it will “leverage the insight and expertise of the UK’s internationally renowned aesthetic physicians” to strengthen their market position. “We are confident that our focused efforts will greatly benefit our UK customers.

"We are also thrilled to introduce our JouleX platform with well-established treatments such as Halo and ClearV along with our new fractional treatment, MOXI, and BBL HERO, a big advancement in the history of pulsed-light-based technology,” said Matthew Gelber, director of Sciton, EMEA/LATAM.