There has been a significant increase in consumer awareness and inclination toward personal aesthetics and their upkeep or alteration in recent years. There are several cosmetic laser devices and instruments available, including infrared devices, dermal lasers, radio frequency-based devices, powerful pulsed light devices, microdermal abraders, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Body contouring, dermal resurfacing, hair removal, dermal tightening, and reduction of skin pigmentation blemishes, dermal lesions, acne prevention, obesity reduction, and age-related vascular dysfunction are some of the medicinal and aesthetic applications for the devices. The increased use of lasers in dermatology is producing better outcomes and shorter recovery times. Aesthetic laser devices are used in cosmetic treatments such as acoustic neuroma, hair removal, and face rejuvenation, which is supporting the growth of the aesthetic laser device market.
Ellman International, Inc. created the Medal System in 2014, which is a multi-wavelength device that mixes IPL (EpiLight) with additional wavelengths including Er: YAG, Q-switched Nd: YAG, and KTP. The gadget consists of a single console that allows you to select specific technologies in a single device for hair removal. According to a 2017 research published in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (LSM), plastic surgeons improved surgical scars using a super-pulsed fractional CO2 laser in conjunction with regular silicone gel therapy. After 3 weeks following plastic surgery, the combination of CO2 laser and silicone gel decreases scars in a single application. As a result, the fast development of such devices that aid in meeting particular criteria is projected to drive growth in the aesthetic laser equipment market during the forecast period.
However, people's concerns about the safety of aesthetic laser therapy, as well as the high cost of treatment, are important issues limiting the growth of the aesthetic laser device market. For example, according to the Information Services Division Legislative Council Secretariat, four women in Hong Kong suffered from septic shock as a result of intravascular infusions at a beauty treatment center in 2012. One woman died as a result of multiple organ failure, while the others were very sick. Furthermore, a lady died in 2014 after receiving liposuction at a hair transplant facility in Hong Kong. Such occurrences spread poor word-of-mouth and significantly erode customer confidence in the usage of such lasers. This demands the introduction of rigorous rules in this area.