Hello All!

Last night there was a special on Channel 3 news in Philadelphia about this new laser that uses a green light and a low fluence to PERMANENTLY remove hair. Can anyone provide more details? More information below:

http://cbs3.com/health/local_story_218210813.html


Aug 6, 2007 11:00 pm US/Eastern

Health: Removing Unwanted Body Hair

Stephanie Stahl
Reporting

(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA In health, there is a new and painless way to tackle unwanted hair … a common problem for millions of women and men. Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl says it's a permanent solution.

Christine Dimmig said she couldn’t even feel the hair on her upper lip being removed.

In a matter of minutes, it was gone forever. No more waxing the area every couple weeks.

She relied on shaving to get rid of hair on other areas of her body.

“In the shower, I start with the under arms, bikini, legs and it’s a process I do everyday,” said Christine.

Hoping to shorten her morning routine, Christine is also having her under arms permanently removed with the newest kind of laser that destroys hair follicles. Best of all, it’s painless.

“The patient feels less pain because the energy is a lower pulse,” according to Bryn Mawr Dermatologist Victoria Cirillo-Hyland.

She’s one of the first in our area to have the new Soprano laser.

“You’re delivering the energy much more quickly. So you don’t have to use as much energy,” said Dr. Cirillo-Hyland.

James Southworth decided to undergo the procedure to remove hair on his back.

“It’s slightly warm but there’s no pain at all,” said James.

To allow him to get a better idea just how pain free the Soprano laser is, Dr. Cirillo-Hyland gave him a few zaps with the old laser.

“It feels like hot pins and needles,” explained James.

Now after years of feeling self conscious, James is looking forward to finally being able to take his shirt off without being embarrassed.

“I was thinking about going back to the gym and you know maybe getting a tan for once," said James.

Christine was also thrilled with her new smooth skin.

It usually takes a couple sessions for the new laser to get rid of all the hair.

Each session lasts about a half hour and costs between $450 and $1,200.

(© MMVII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

I just found this site with the specifications. It states that is also treats ALL hair types. Has anyone used this laser?

http://www.a-b-c-uk.com/products_soprano.html

I've just started using the SopranoXL. I previously used the Soprano. I have just had 2 days training with the MD of abc.

Mike, the link you posted is for the old Soprano. The new SopranoXL is not listed on the abc website yet. abc are the UK distributor. Further technical information for the SopranoXL is available on the manufacturers website, Alma lasers.

I'll report back with results.

nothing new. we've discussed this at length. i suspect this is a pitch by ALC and Syneron promoting their deal. this is the machine that that chain switched to and everyone on these forums have been complaining about. run a search here. all the stuff there is marketing hype as usual. this is a diode. it's nothing new. it's actually bad that it's new at this point since it sounds like most of employees at ALC chains don't know how to use it to get clients results, judging by experiences posted here. run a search for Soprano.

Well I had a whole body treatment with soprano XL laser and quite liked it. It was my second treatment and in the first one they used Harmony XL laser which was much more painful than Soprano XL. They got this machine this month and every patience is agreed that it is better and comfortable. I had the courage to have my bikini line treated with Soprano XL.

I quite like the new Soprano Laser.
I have tried the new laser about a week ago.