Home Laser
Epilaser 980nm
Epilaser
For informational purposes only. Not medical advice.
- Brand Tier
- Home Device
- Purpose
- Purpose-built for hair removal
- Wavelengths
- 980nm
- Skin Types
- 980nm variant designed for darker skin tones.
- Cooling
- Not specified
Notes
Dark-skin variant using 980nm wavelength. Clinical devices for dark skin use 1064nm Nd:YAG. Same camera-guided SPOT targeting. No independent clinical studies.
Overview
Epilaser's dark-skin variant using a 980nm wavelength, a non-standard choice for hair removal.
How It Works
980nm wavelength sits between the standard diode (808-810nm) and Nd:YAG (1064nm). Less epidermal melanin absorption than 808nm, but clinical evidence for 980nm in hair removal is limited.
Typical Uses
- Home hair removal for darker skin tones
Key Features
Uses non-standard 980nm wavelength (clinical standard for dark skin is 1064nm Nd:YAG). Camera-guided targeting. No independent studies.