There are two elements that make Q-Switched Nd:YAG lasers essential for treating skin conditions:
- The 1064 nm and 532 nm wavelengths can be useful for targeting certain pigments
- The pulse is powerful enough to destroy its target, but brief enough to not harm the skin
Treatments covered by Qswtich
- unwanted tattoos
- pigmented lesions (brown spots, age spots, etc.)
- vascular lesions (spider veins)
- toenail fungus
- non-ablative skin rejuvenation
In all of these cases, the QSW Nd:YAG laser is important for the treatment because the laser is able to penetrate into the skin (or nail) without harming it and have the energy absorbed by the target (whether it be tattoo pigment, hemoglobin, melanin, or fungus).
The two different wavelengths are used for different applications, as they are absorbed differently by pigments and chromophores
