In this post, we attempt to take some mystery out of purchasing a diode laser hair removal machine for the less technically mined of salon owners currenty looking at adding a diode laser hair removal machine to their business.

A) Head Size / Head Design

Intuitively the smaller the treatment head the more shots you need to fire to cover the same area (more shots means more $$$$).  Consequently the smaller the head, the more likely it is that you will miss areas and the treatment will therefore be less effective. The converse is also true.

The delivery of light across the entire treatment area (especially over larger areas such as the back) is more uniform and less likely to create uneven results when using the larger treatment head. The added advantage of larger treatment heads is that their depth of penetration can be greater than that of smaller sizes.

In this case, the spot size of Laseway ICE™ is 12*20 mm², which is the highest configuration among all the diode laser hair removal machines.

C) Integrated Cooling

For a diode laser hair removal machine, the ability to cool the skin during hair reduction therapy is critical to minimizing the potential for pain, redness, burns and hyper/hypo-pigmentation. That is because the deeper the target tissue the more time it takes the heat to dissipate. As a result, if insufficient time is allowed for the heat to dissipate between shots you can very easily build up temperature with each successive shot. So much so that the laser beam that would normally not cause any adverse effects now becomes the straw that breaks the camels back. Hence the ability to cool the skin rapidly dissipates this latent heat and minimizes the chances of adverse effects due to overheating.

It also effectively dissipates the heat which in turn allows you to use higher fluences (power levels) delivered at a higher repetition rate (speed) while still maintaining comfort for the patient. The net result is more effective treatment requiring fewer visits to achieve the desired result.

By far the most effective system for cooling is Integrated Contact Cooling (ICC). While there are several ways of producing ICC it is essential that your laser machine has such a system. Any other method (such as air or chilled gel) is simply not effective.

In the case of Laseway ICE™, it has two Thermal Electric Cooling Module in the head. It’s able cool the head to -5 degrees during the whole treatment, no matter how fast and how many you shoot.

A) Highest Profit Per Shot

Every treatment head has a limited number of shots it can fire before it needs to be replaced. Bearing in mind that an individual treatment will attract a fixed fee it follows that the more treatments you can deliver per head, the higher your overall income will be. If you take the income generated from a handle and divide it by the total revenue for that handle and subtract the cost of the new handle you will come up with the:

PROFIT PER SHOT

The profit per shot is a key measure of the profitability of any machine (although other factors listed below are also important).

i ) Repetition rate

The time it takes between laser beams is called the Repetition Rate. The shorter the interval between shots – the higher the repetition rate. Your profits will to a large extent depend on the repetition rate. The faster you can beam, the less time the treatment takes and therefore the more customers you can handle in a day. But a fast repetition rate without Integrated Cooling is problematic. The faster it beams the more likely laser bars and skin become overheated. If without proper cooling method, life expectancy of laser bars will be shortened and chances of adverse effects due to overheating will greatly increase.

In this case, Laseway ICE™ very powerful Integrated Contact Cooling keeping the head icy-cold all the time which can easily handle the repetition rate of 10 Hz. Taking all of the above factors into account we can, by way of demonstration, calculate the relative profitability per head of Laseway ICE and another popular diode laser hair removal machine.

iii ) Continuous working time

Some manufacturers will give you this in their specs and others will not. It is certainly a question you should be asking when you select your diode laser hair removal machine. Smaller (lighter) machines with less cooling ability will generally have a lower continuous working time. Almost all the portable diode laser hair removal machines have a continuous working time of 2-4 whilst Laseway ICE™ is 15-18 hours. It goes without saying that if you have a machine that requires a break after 4 hours of work it will be less profitable than a machine that can work all day without a break!

v ) Training

You might be able to purchase the best laser machine for the best price from other Chinese suppliers but if the operator has not been adequately trained, your wise decision in choosing the right laser machine could be for nothing! Laser hair removal is actually a very simple procedure and you could learn the actual treatment process in very few hours and possibly go onward and upward with your new business without incident.

However that one unusual client that is treated that should not be, could ultimately cost you, not just your laser machine but your entire business. If you treat a person that should not be treated or you treat someone at too high a level and they have an adverse reaction, then they will have every right to take legal action against you and your business – and they will win!

If this did happen to you, would you still think you’ve made a good choice? We Dimyth Beauty Equipment Manufacturer will provide you with not only the basic user manual and tutorial video, but series of online training courses and 24-7 online support to help you or your stuff master laser hair removal treatment.