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Popular aesthetic treatments

Plain-English guide to popular aesthetic treatments — what each one does, what to expect and how to choose a treatment. Compare and book treatments in clinics across Australia.

New to lasers? Read these first

A quick primer on how skin lasers work — worth a read before you compare treatments.

What is a laser?

What LASER stands for and how it works on skin.

The two categories of skin lasers

Ablative vs non-ablative — the key difference.

Non-ablative laser examples

Gentler resurfacing with little downtime.

Ablative laser examples

Stronger resurfacing — CO2, Er:YAG and more.

IPL vs laser hair removal

IPL vs laser hair removal compared — effectiveness, cost, skin and hair suitability, and pain, so you can pick the right option.

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Non-ablative laser examples

Nd:YAG, fractional 1550/1927 nm, pulsed-dye, Q-switched and picosecond lasers — the common non-ablative lasers, what they treat and how they differ.

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Ablative vs non-ablative lasers

Almost every skin laser is either ablative or non-ablative. Here's the difference, how downtime and results compare, and where 'fractional' fits in.

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What is a laser?

What LASER actually stands for, what makes laser light unique, and how aesthetic lasers target pigment, blood vessels and water in the skin.

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Ablative laser examples

CO2, erbium:YAG and their fractional versions — the common ablative lasers, what they treat and why they involve more downtime for stronger results.

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