Stellar M22
The Stellar M22 is an FDA-cleared system with four light-based technologies that treat a broad range of skin concerns, from lines and wrinkles to age spots and freckles, broken blood vessels, and acne. It also offers both hair removal and tattoo removal.
For patients, this means that more than 30 skin concerns can be conveniently, effectively treated in a single office visit.
Developed by Lumenis, the Stellar M22 device offers these treatment technologies:
Intense pulsed light (IPL), often referred to as a photofacial, treats a variety of skin concerns, including excess pigmentation—like age spots, sunspots, freckles, and melasma—and redness from broken capillaries and rosacea. They can also target the bacteria that causes acne, reducing its severity, along with stimulating collagen production, to help firm skin and reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
Stellar IPL treatments can be done on the face, neck, chest, arms, and the backs of hands. Additionally, it can be used to remove unwanted hair on the bikini area, legs, and underarms as well as elsewhere on the body.
ResurFX, a non-ablative fractional skin resurfacing laser that uses heat to stimulate the production of collagen, to rejuvenate skin. It’s used to treat textural issues like hyperpigmentation, wrinkles, stretch marks, and mild acne scars. The laser creates controlled microdamage to a small fraction of skin—about 6% on average—which minimizes side effects and downtime (compared to ablative lasers that remove the skin’s top layer).
Multi-Spot Nd:YAG, is a long-pulse laser that treats vascular lesions and leg veins on all skin types. Concerns usually treated with the Nd:YAG laser include: Telangiectasias, or small dilated blood vessels that occur along with rosacea, aging, pregnancy, sun exposure, and varicose veins, birthmarks, fine lines and wrinkles, leg veins, and unwanted hair.
Q-switched Nd:YAG, is a laser used to erase unwanted dark tattoo ink and pigmented lesions (like brown spots) and reduce unwanted hair. Q-switched lasers produce extremely short bursts of high-intensity energy. The energy from the laser is absorbed by ink pigment or the melanin in spots or hair follicles, causing it to break down while surrounding skin is left unharmed. The handpiece features seven spot sizes, so treatments can be customized as needed.