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Sciton,
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CONTACT: Lars Isaacson, VP of Marketing & Sales lisaacson@sciton.com 619-226-1711 Sciton’s
Multi-Application PROFILE™ Receives FDA Clearance for Non-Invasive
Treatment of Wrinkles PALO ALTO, Calif., May 1,
2003--Sciton’s PROFILE platform, the only configurable aesthetic laser
system, can now provide precise treatment of subsurface skin with the
addition of a new non-ablative Rejuvenation Module. The U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared PROFILE for the treatment of
periorbital and perioral wrinkles. Previously PROFILE was cleared for
use in removing unwanted hair and veins, skin resurfacing, Micro Laser
PeelÔ treatments, and a variety of other applications.
The new Rejuvenation Module stimulates aging skin without creating a
wound or any obvious surface damage by warming a precise layer of skin
with a scanned 1319-nanometer infra-red laser and simultaneously cooling
the surface. "We are very enthusiastic
about the 1319 Rejuvenation Module," states Robert Weiss, MD,
Assistant Professor of Dermatology at The Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine. "We've seen excellent results with this wavelength in the
past. By combining aggressive cooling and the automated spot placement
of a scanner, Sciton has addressed some of the shortcomings of early
systems and we expect to see more consistent results. I see good
post-procedure responses and my patients feel less discomfort with this
new device." Dr. Weiss presented his experience with the PROFILE
Rejuvenation Module at the recent American Society of Lasers in Medicine
and Surgery in Anaheim, California. Daniel K. Negus, PhD.,
President of Sciton, Inc., explains, “Today’s aging population is
striving to live a longer, more quality-filled life--which includes
looking and feeling good about themselves. Sciton now offers physicians
a product which can address the wide needs of a growing aesthetic
marketplace, and with the addition of the Rejuvenation Module, the
multi-application PROFILE can do it all!” The Sciton Profile includes up
to four laser Modules in one platform for a large variety of
applications including: light,
medium, or deep skin peels; computer guided hair removal; elimination of
unwanted leg and facial veins; telangiectasia; vascular lesions;
flushing; superficial pigmented lesions; and now non-ablative skin
therapy, perioral and periorbital wrinkles and photorejuvenation. Physicians can configure a
PROFILE System for their practice with one or more Modules, allowing for
the highest financial return, and physicians can add additional Modules
to their PROFILE console to suit their practice needs. Dale Koop, Ph.D.
Aesthetic General Manager adds, “PROFILE modular technology allows
physicians and surgeons to make smaller incremental investments in
equipment, while offering a growing number of applications to their
patients. The new
Rejuvenation Module is one of several planned Modules that will add
tremendous value to our customers’ systems.“ About
Sciton, Inc. Sciton, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA)
develops and distributes innovative, multipurpose devices for aesthetic
and surgical medicine. -end- Sciton,
Inc. 845
Commercial Street, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone: 650-493-9155 Fax:
650-492-9146 Web:
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