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Total Laser Power & Power Per Centimetre are different: Simply adding more 5mW laser modules to a basic design does not mean
you have more powerful LLLT laser treatment, more modules may treat a larger area at one time, but the MAXIMUM laser power per
treatment area is still only 5mW and in most cases much less. A simple analogy is to see further at night, you require a more powerful torch
light, by using 2, 4 or ever 6 low powered torch lights side-by-side, you can not see further into the darkness. Similarly, adding more 5mW
laser modules may exposure a larger area at one time but does not result in more powerful treatment. Only by using MULTIPLE &
STRONGER laser modules do you receive more powerful treatment and deeper penetration by the laser light energy into your skin. Hair loss
clinics and salons have been using canopy system use 20mW laser modules for totals of 100mW - 250mW for over 10 years, so laser power
at these levels is accepted as both effective and safe and most effective. We have tested a range of laser modules and examined the depth of
penetration using electron microscopes. 630-660nm laser circa 5mW penetrate part way to the root of the hair. 20mW laser modules
penetrate below the hair follicle to stimulate the hair follicle ROOTS which extend below the base of the hair follicle. It is also interesting to
note that some suppliers tout the benefits of other wave lengths at exceedingly higher strength's than their products actually contain, meaning
examples of penetration and absorption are essentially irrelevant. For LLLT to be most successful, the laser energy must penetrate below the
base of the hair follicle. Salons and hair restorations clinics know this and use similarly powered laser modules. From this evidence it is easy
to see this 5 STAR Aculas Hair Laser offers salon strength treatment in the privacy and convenience of your own home.
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Design of Laser Module: Basic laser modules are constructed with a barrel design, they are typically black and around 1" long cylinders.
The light and radiation amplification is produced at one end of the barrel, and the laser beam is channelled through a series of focusing
lens to ultimately emit a concentrated laser beam from the end of the plastic barrel. Very similar concept to how a telescope channels light
through a long cylinder. They is essentially an analogue design. A newer concept in laser module design, is a digital and solid state laser
scattering module. Electronic components within each laser module evenly disperse the laser energy. Laser scattering modules are easily
identifiable as they are smaller and more solid than the older black plastic barrel designs used in most LLLT devices. Aculas Hair Laser is
available with several configurations. Our first design contains 5 x 5mW @ 635nm lasers. Our newest product contains 5 x 20mW @
660nm lasers. All Aculas units can be upgraded by changing the hand controller and retaining an existing computerised base unit, making
our product uniquely upgradeable as you do not lose the investment in the powerful base controller. Soon we will be announcing OPTIONAL
250mW and even 400mW hand units plus a variety of different wavelengths for various applications and treatments at 780nm and 980nm.
The higher wavelengths are used for laser acupuncture, pain management and muscle relaxation. Some of their Personal Hair Lasers
seem to be touting 780nm and 980nm as a "near infrared" solution for a hair loss laser comb, we do not believe this is an correct
application of the technology particularly in the very low laser strengths being used in these products. Ironically one manufacture also
markets a 2mW product at 650nm under a different name that seems to contradict all their marketing towards 980nm for hair loss
treatment. Any claim that a $100 "Laser Brush" uses the same components as Aculas Laser is absolutely FALSE and MISLEADING, this is
clearly evident in the drastically different laser modules pictured above.
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Quality of Laser Modules: There are medical quality laser modules (found in medical devices) and there are
consumer quality laser modules (found in toys, video games, laser pointers etc.) There are also several
grades of laser modules such as A-grade, B-grade, C-grade and D-grade. Over all performance, life time,
consistency of power levels and consistency of wavelength are all key factors in determining the quality and
grade of a laser module. Another less known difference in laser modules is what we call the "warm up
factor." Some 5mW laser modules we have tested take between 10-15 minutes just to "warm up" and reach
their peak power outputs. Meaning during the first 10-15 minutes of your 15 minute session with low grade
5mW laser modules you may be receiving much less than the advertised 5mW. Low grade laser modules
also fluctuate in their wavelengths, meaning one batch may be 600nm and another 615nm and another
630nm. Unfortunately a key factor in determining laser module quality is simply cost. A-grade 5mW laser
modules may cost 5-10x more than D-grade laser modules. One of our powerful 20mW laser modules may
cost more than 50 low grade 5mW modules. We have no intention of ever delivering low powered and under
performing laser devices. Work it out, a laser comb with 5 laser modules costing $50 complete?
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Laser comb core design: More and more laser comb products are appearing on the market, most cleverly advertise 5mW power output, or even multiple 5mW laser modules or
single 10-25mW laser modules or a total of 45mW or more. However, how this laser energy is distributed is just as important than the total laser power. On one side of the
spectrum many of the cheaper products have NO dispersion method included in their design. Meaning they simply install laser modules that give little actual coverage of your
scalp. On the other side of the spectrum, other designs use either plastic mirrors, plastic lens or plastic fibre optics to disperse single laser beams into smaller parts - resulting in
over all low power per centimetre and a measurable loss of power in the splitting and refraction process. This is very simple to calculate, for example a design using a single
5mW module dispersed over 10cm with plastic light pipes has a maximum laser power output of 0.5mW per centimetre i.e. next to useless. A product like this may be advertised
at 5mW, but this means TOTAL POWER, not what actually reaches your scalp per centimetre. Typically this method also results in wildly uneven laser power distribution. This is a
generous calculation as it does not take into account the typical 30% loss of power in refracting and reflecting laser beams. Aculas laser products use digital laser scattering
modules as explained above. These modules, although extremely expensive for us to use, provide even and consistent scattering of the laser energy. Actually, the provide EXACT
distribution. Digital laser scattering modules are the only efficient and reliable way to uniformly scatter laser energy. The use of mirrors, lens and other plastic fibre optics, although
significantly less expensive, results in loss of power and uneven distribution. Again, we can prove this as laser combs using plastic mirrors have outputs between 0.5-4mW per
beam. Some brands have one single a 1, 2 or 5mW laser spread over a larger surface, resulting in extremely low over all power and exposure.
Batteries or Mains Power?: 2x AA batteries do not last long in toys, battery laptops and large and heavy and last only around 60 minutes. A couple of rechargeable batteries can
not possibly power a medical quality devices for much longer than a few minutes a full power. Our Aculas Hair Loss Laser is supplied with a universal 90-260v power supply that
can be used all over the world with a simple travel adapter to convert the plug.
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NOTE: Beware of cheaper products that may claim to contain 3, 5, 6 or even 9 "laser beams." Many only contain 1 laser module
and use fibre optics, plastic mirrors or lens to split 1 LASER BEAM into multiple smaller lights. We do not consider splitting 1 laser
beam with plastic fibre optics to be a justified claim to containing multiple laser beams. This results in uneven and sometimes
extremely low power distribution. You get exactly what you pay for with LLLT technology. Buy The 5 STAR Laser
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