Candela Corp
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Candela Laser Corporation is an American
United States
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 laser
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation...

 company that develops and sells medical lasers for cosmetic use located in Wayland
Wayland, Massachusetts
Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,994 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on Cochituate, which is part of Wayland, please see the article Cochituate, Massachusetts.-History:...

, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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Innovation and highlights

Candela has begun to extend its technology to treat a wider range of cosmetic conditions including the treatment of acne
Acne vulgaris
Acne vulgaris is a common human skin disease, characterized by areas of skin with seborrhea , comedones , papules , pustules , Nodules and possibly scarring...

 and acne scars, minor wrinkles, and even hair removal
Hair removal
Hair removal is the removal of body hair, and describes the methods used to achieve that result.Hair typically grows all over the human body during and after puberty. Men tend to have more body hair than women. Both men and women tend to have hair on the head, eyebrows, eyelashes, armpits, pubic...

. This effort is part of a broader campaign to capture a larger market share of the growing cosmetic surgery industry in the United States and abroad. The company has made an effort to promote laser treatment as a safe and easy alternative to electrolysis
Electrolysis
In chemistry and manufacturing, electrolysis is a method of using a direct electric current to drive an otherwise non-spontaneous chemical reaction...

, botox or traditional surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...

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Candela launches new laserintegrity.com website to help protect client safety and practices with reliability, liability, service and warranty issues by offering Certification of Pre-owned used cosmetic medical lasers equipment by educating industry with Free Used Laser Buyers Guide, Free Used Laser Sellers Guide including the ordering of a complete Candela Laser Service History Report.

Products

  • ALEXLAZ

Q-switched Alexandrite laser for removal of multi-colored tattoos and pigmented lesions.
  • C-beam

Effectively treats psoriasis, surgical scars, warts and many other vascular applications.
  • Ellipse I2PL

The next generation of IPL for skin rejuvenation, treating facial redness and pigmentation.
  • GentleLASE Family

Speed, efficacy and ease-of-use in permanent hair reduction, vascular lesions, wrinkle reduction and the treatment of pigmented lesions.
  • GentleYAG Family

Fast, effective permanent hair reduction for every skin type including tanned or dark skin, treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), leg veins, facial veins and skin tightening.
  • Smoothbeam

For the treatment of acne vulgaris, acne scars, wrinkles and sebaceous hyperplasia.
  • Vbeam

The gold standard pulsed dye laser for treatment of a wide variety of vascular lesions and cosmetic applications, including port wine stain birthmarks, facial redness, leg and facial veins and skin rejuvenation by wrinkle reduction, scars, warts and hemangiomas.

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