Palomar Q-Yag 5tm
General Descriptions on how the Palomar Q-Yag 5tm (ND:YAG) works...
The Palomar Q-YAY 5tm Neodymium Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (ND:YAG) Laser System is a solid state laser system utilizing a Q-switch to deliver infrared light at 1064nm or 532nm with pulse duration of 5ns to a predetermined target sit. The Palomar Q-YAG 5 ND:YAG Laser System is specially developed for the removal of tattoos, pigmented lesions, hair and vascular treatment. The therapeutic basis of the product is selective heating of target with minimal to no heating of the surrounding tissue.
For tattoo removal, the target is the embedded ink. For pigmented lesion and hair removal, the target is melanin. For vascular lesions, the target is hemoglobin. The target absorbs the laser light and rapidly rises in temperature. In the case of tattoo removal, the ink fragments into much smaller pieces. Eventually, the pieces become small enough that body’s natural immune system can remove them. In the case of pigmented lesions, and hair the melanin is heated to a temperature that destroys the cells that stimulate hair regrowth. In vascular lesions, the heat generated by the laser in the hemoglobin damages the endothelium of the treated vessel.
he infrared light at 1064nm is used to remove dark ink tattoos and target the pigment in the hair follicles. The green light at 532nm is used to remove red ink tattoos. Both wavelengths can be used on pigmented lesions. The green light is very effective on most pigmented lesions while the infrared light is used primarily on Nevus of Ota. The 532nm is also effective in treating vascular lesions.
One of the major advantages of the Q-YAG Q:Nd:YAG for these treatments is the very short pulse duration. At 3nsec, the pulse duration is substantially less that the thermal reaction time of the target tissue. The short laser pulse combined with the much longer thermal reaction time insures that the target tissue will increase rapidly in temperature and will not be able to transfer energy absorbed by the target is approximately equal to the specific heat of the target times its size and mass times the rise in temperature.
Since there is little to no heating of the epidermis and dermis, no cooling of the treatment site is required.
Spot size is adjustable at 2mm, 4mm and 6mm sizes. The 2mm spot size is used most often to treat small lentigines or vascular telangiectasias on the face. The 6mm spot size is used most often on large tattoos and for hair removal. It allows treatment of a large area in a short amount of time. The 4mm spot is used to treat larger pigmented lesions, small line tattoos and vessels.
The Palomar Q-YAY 5tm Neodymium Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (ND:YAG) Laser System is a solid state laser system utilizing a Q-switch to deliver infrared light at 1064nm or 532nm with pulse duration of 5ns to a predetermined target sit. The Palomar Q-YAG 5 ND:YAG Laser System is specially developed for the removal of tattoos, pigmented lesions, hair and vascular treatment. The therapeutic basis of the product is selective heating of target with minimal to no heating of the surrounding tissue.
For tattoo removal, the target is the embedded ink. For pigmented lesion and hair removal, the target is melanin. For vascular lesions, the target is hemoglobin. The target absorbs the laser light and rapidly rises in temperature. In the case of tattoo removal, the ink fragments into much smaller pieces. Eventually, the pieces become small enough that body’s natural immune system can remove them. In the case of pigmented lesions, and hair the melanin is heated to a temperature that destroys the cells that stimulate hair regrowth. In vascular lesions, the heat generated by the laser in the hemoglobin damages the endothelium of the treated vessel.
he infrared light at 1064nm is used to remove dark ink tattoos and target the pigment in the hair follicles. The green light at 532nm is used to remove red ink tattoos. Both wavelengths can be used on pigmented lesions. The green light is very effective on most pigmented lesions while the infrared light is used primarily on Nevus of Ota. The 532nm is also effective in treating vascular lesions.
One of the major advantages of the Q-YAG Q:Nd:YAG for these treatments is the very short pulse duration. At 3nsec, the pulse duration is substantially less that the thermal reaction time of the target tissue. The short laser pulse combined with the much longer thermal reaction time insures that the target tissue will increase rapidly in temperature and will not be able to transfer energy absorbed by the target is approximately equal to the specific heat of the target times its size and mass times the rise in temperature.
Since there is little to no heating of the epidermis and dermis, no cooling of the treatment site is required.
Spot size is adjustable at 2mm, 4mm and 6mm sizes. The 2mm spot size is used most often to treat small lentigines or vascular telangiectasias on the face. The 6mm spot size is used most often on large tattoos and for hair removal. It allows treatment of a large area in a short amount of time. The 4mm spot is used to treat larger pigmented lesions, small line tattoos and vessels.
