Home Phototherapy
UVBioTek Home Phototherapy System offers patients full-body therapy with narrowband UVB. This system incorporates a sleek folding design that’s suitable for the smallest apartment. According to UVBioTek, people have the home phototherapy system installed in riverboats, RVs, hallways, garages, bathrooms, bedrooms, walk-in closets and living rooms.
UVBioTek’s Narrowband UVB Phototherapy System incorporates a wrap-around design that allows for an overall exposure, which cuts treatment time down from 20 to 40 minutes to as little as 3 to 8 minutes, according to the company.
Patients have the convenience of undergoing routine phototherapy treatments at home, and the system has built-in safety features to continuously monitor treatment and protect patients from overexposure. The flexible five-panel design allows patients to maximize treatment by positioning the lamps to best treat problem areas.
According to the company, with a prescription most patients can get their insurers cover about 80% of the cost of the equipment.
For more information, log onto www.uvbiotek.com.

New Skin Tightening Device
Palomar will soon introduce the LuxIR Fractional Infrared Handpiece, a device that has received FDA clearance for the indication of deep heating. The LuxIR is an attachment for the StarLux Pulsed Light and Laser System for aesthetic treatments. According to the company, the device is attaining significant results in skin tightening through wrinkle reduction in clinical trials, and Palomar intends to seek FDA clearance for this indication as well.
The LuxIR uses fractional technology to deliver light as a regular array of small beams into the deep dermis, creating a lattice of affected areas surrounded by unaffected areas. Studies show that this should allow for faster healing time and safer treatment. Palomar explained that three-stage contact cooling (cooling before, during and after each light pulse) will add to patient comfort.
For more information, call (800) PALOMAR (725-6627), or visit www.palomarmedical.com.

New Hair Removal System
Cutera has introduced the ProWave 770, which emits infrared light between 770 nm and 1100 nm — wavelengths that have been proven to be safe and effective for hair removal. According to Cutera, the proprietary ProWave 770 is the first hair removal system that allows the practitioner to select the ideal wavelengths for each skin type.
The ProWave 770’s infrared output spectra is programmable. ProWave Program A, which is ideal for lighter skin types, shifts the wavelength distribution toward shorter wavelengths. Programs B and C, designed for medium and darker skin types, shift to longer wavelengths.
According to the company, the ProWave 770 wavelengths can be tuned for optimal performance and safety. The large treatment window and fast repetition rate enable treating large areas such as the legs and and back quickly.
In a company statement, laser surgery expert E. Victor Ross, M.D., Head of Laser Section, Dermatology Division, Scripps Clinic in San Diego, CA, noted that, “The greatest advantage of the new ProWave 770 is the ability to ‘shift on-the-fly’ from output spectrum to spectrum. By simply pushing a button, one can select the optimal wavelength range for specific skin types. In the past, we have achieved these types of results only with Nd:YAG lasers or with very long-pulse 810 nm diode lasers.”
The ProWave 770 is available on Cutera's new Solera Opus platform — the compact, table-top platform introduced earlier this year. The ProWave 770 is also available on the Xeo, Cutera’s high-end multi-technology system.
For more information, call (888) 4CUTERA or visit www.cutera.com.