Have you heard the news that the latest Ultrapulse Alpha laser is opening a new chapter in scar treatment? Let's take a closer look at Ultrapulse Alpha, which boasts advanced technology while inheriting the advantages of existing Ultrapulse lasers.
What treatments are Ultrapulse lasers used for?
When first developed, Ultrapulse lasers were primarily used for treating wrinkles and skin aging. However, recently, their excellent effectiveness in scar treatment has become known, establishing them as a representative laser for scar treatment. They can be applied to various types of scars, including acne scars, surgical scars, and traumatic scars.
What's special about the newly introduced Ultrapulse Alpha?
The newly introduced Ultrapulse Alpha has further enhanced the scar treatment effects of the existing Ultrapulse. In particular, it is expected to show excellent results in treating skin aging and wrinkles in areas that were difficult to access with existing equipment, such as under-eye wrinkles and crow's feet.
What is the difference between existing CO2 lasers and Ultrapulse Alpha?
Generally, when people think of CO2 lasers, they often think of mole removal procedures. CO2 lasers developed in the past sometimes caused side effects such as secondary inflammation or scarring due to excessive heat transfer to surrounding tissues as well as the treatment area.
Ultrapulse lasers were developed to compensate for these shortcomings. Since laser energy is concentrated on the treatment area, it can reduce side effects and increase treatment effectiveness. In fact, Ultrapulse Alpha is a high-priced device, about 100 to 200 times more expensive than older CO2 lasers, so you can expect excellent results.
Advantages of Ultrapulse Alpha as perceived by patients
The biggest changes Ultrapulse Alpha will bring from a patient's perspective are as follows:
Reduced pain and faster recovery
Ultrapulse Alpha has a special function called Cool mode. This mode, where the laser beam is irradiated randomly, helps significantly reduce the pain felt by the patient during the procedure. In addition, the improved beam quality allows for the desired effect only on the irradiated area and rapid tissue regeneration, so the recovery speed is also expected to be faster. Unlike past Ultrapulse or CO2 laser procedures which required about a week of recovery, Ultrapulse Alpha is an advanced laser that allows for a return to daily life in about two days. It is even possible to receive treatment using the weekend.
Precise procedure and improved beam quality
Ultrapulse Alpha allows for coverage (irradiation range) settings from 1%, enabling much more precise and gentle procedures compared to existing equipment that started from 5%. In addition, the Brush mode makes it possible to irradiate the skin very thinly and effectively with the laser. During actual procedures, we could feel that the laser beam quality had improved even further.
What is Ultrapulse Alpha's future role?
Existing Ultrapulse Encore also showed excellent performance as a representative device for scar treatment. However, in the future, Ultrapulse Alpha is expected to be used as a primary device not only for scar treatment but also for sensitive skin. Our clinic is equipped with both Ultrapulse Encore and Ultrapulse Alpha, providing optimal treatment tailored to each patient's condition.