The Future of Lasers in Skin Care

Over the course of the last twenty years, members of both the medical and systematic communities have worked conscientiously to explore the benifits that laser hair removal devices may hold for healthcare and cosmetic applications.  As of right now, such technological advances are part of modern life, and have become integral tools to medical and cosmetology professionals.The use of laser, led, intense heartbeat light, radio frequency, and ultrasonic energies are now unremarkable, and recent advances in the efficiencies of these technologies have finally made reproducible services and procedures that meet patient and customer expectations. So what does the future hold for these superb technologies? 

While surgical laser equipment, for instance, has become prevalent in surgeries and outpatient surgery facilities, the biggest segment of market growth has clearly been in the cosmetic and medical spa industry.  At approximately $20 bn. in yearly sales in 2006, the medical spa industry is a an alliance to be reckoned with. Lasers and laser energy based technologies are at the center of this rising industry.  In these environments, lasers and similar devices are utilized for the permanent shrinking of unwanted hair, the removal of tattoos or sun spots, the elimination of wrinkles, fine lines, the tightening of skin, the treatment of acne, acne scaring and much more.

Medical Laser discernment and plenty of other industry reporting groups have surmised that the medical spa industry will become above $110 bill in annual sales cash in the next 10 years.  As an integral part of this industry, there will doubtless be a conspicuous relationship with the growth of equipment manufacturing and medical spa  and dermatology support firms that will all stand to gain from the growing recognition of these advanced skincare services. With each passing year, the medical spa and dermatology world also becomes privileged to the arrival of new technologies and exciting new applications of energy based equipment.  With each new technical threshold, the industry becomes braced and, subsequently, increasingly popular. 

The arrival of laser hair removal, laser resurfacing, skin tightening and other services over the previous couple of years have marked important milestones in the evolution of this field. As industry leaders and research groups continue to work to understand the potential that these technologies hold, we will be able to only expect that each passing year will be marked by new applications and new tools to further fortify this rapidly expanding industry.

Another topic of interest that will surely receive a great amount of attention with regard to the utilization of lasers in skin care will be seen in related state and local legislative activities.  Now each state has been charged with the job of regulating its medical spas, but there are no 2 states that operate under the same actual set of rules.  This is probably going to change as each state looks for the standard to follow. Common issues include the issue of what type of pro is qualified to provide these services in a safe and effective manner, what type of education or training should be needed, what’s the role of the physician, and how is the equipment itself to be controlled.  It is likely to be at least ten years or longer before all of these issued might be settled and standard policies are accepted on a national basis.

The concensus is that lasers and energy based equipment are now part of the skin care industry and are now not a futuristic idea.  As the esthetics industry and its clients continue to embrace these technologies, the sky is actually the limit for what the subsequent twenty years may hold.