How HELIOS 785 Pico Erases Pigment on Every Shade
Monarch Aesthetic Services recently joined forces with LASEROPTEK, a leading developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art medical aesthetic devices, to present a star-studded webinar on the HELIOS 785 Pico! We proudly hosted Suneel Chilukuri, MD, FAAD, FACMS, and Jose Tabush, MD, to find out why this is the next big laser for treating all skin types.
“As a business owner as well as a physician,” says Dr. Chilukuri, “I say the same four things you have to look at before you add anything to your practice. You have to ask yourself, number one, is it safe?” The HELIOS relies upon proven picosecond technology, which has an extensive safety record and long history of use within the industry. The same goes for its nanosecond power; Dr. Tabush has “over fifteen years” of experience with this energy speed alone! Dr. Chilukuri goes on, “Make sure it’s safe, it’s efficacious, it’s easy to use… and then, what’s the return on investment?”
Before taking on the HELIOS 785 Pico, Dr. Chilukuri really wasn’t sure if there was even a need for a fifty-third device in his practice. At least, so he thought. “We’re pulling this out on average three to five times a day. Our average this week was a little bit higher. It was seven times per day!” Stacked against other reputable modalities like chemical peels, Dr. Chilukuri has discovered that the HELIOS is a powerful solution for tackling his patients’ stubborn skin discoloration. It combines the very best of pico and nanosecond lasers into a single platform, but its precision, Dr. Tabush notes, is a driving factor in its ability to even out patients’ skin tone.
The HELIOS 785 Pico features 1064nm and 532nm nanosecond wavelengths, plus a high-energy 785nm picosecond wavelength. But what’s the difference between this added pico power and whatever you’re currently utilizing? Dr. Chilukuri spoke with LASEROPTEK’s Vice President Chris Dalton and learned that with 785nm, “you’re really hitting multiple layers [of the skin], but very precisely in terms of your pigment as well as some of the oxyhemoglobin that you’re trying to get rid of.” This is essentially “the sweet spot for pigment removal on any skin type, any time of the year,” adds Dr. Tabush.
For patients with darker Fitzpatrick skin types, the HELIOS 785 Pico introduces a safer approach to their pigmentation concerns—and you can target those concerns at just about any depth! “If you’re talking about a deeper melasma, you can target something that’s deep. If you’re talking about something that’s more superficial whether it’s PIH (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation) or something that’s sitting higher on the skin like seborrheic keratosis, we can hit every single aspect of a pigmented lesion, and treat every skin type,” Dr. Chilukuri states.
The HELIOS 785 Pico completely changes the game when it comes to treating various skin types and pigmentation problems. However, from a business owner’s perspective, Dr. Suneel Chilukuri and Dr. Jose Tabush shared how HELIOS also delivers the return on investment, safety profile, and versatility that makes it a key player in their lineup.
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