eLight
Syneron (now Candela)
- Brand Tier
- Established
- Technology
- Ipl
- Wavelengths
- 680nm-980nm (IPL + RF)
- Skin Types
- Light to medium-dark skin tones. Uses IPL (DS handpiece) for hair removal. No diode laser handpiece available on this platform.
- Cooling
- Contact cooling (chilled applicator tip)
Notes
Syneron's facial-focused elos platform. Uses DS handpiece (IPL + bipolar RF at 680nm) for hair removal. Does NOT support the DSL diode laser handpiece available on the eMax and eLase. Other handpieces: AC (acne), SR/SRA (skin rejuvenation), ST (skin tightening). All handpieces combine optical energy with bipolar radio frequency (elos technology). Designed primarily for facial treatments. Syneron merged with Candela in 2010. Discontinued but still found in clinics on the used market.
Overview
Syneron's compact elos platform designed primarily for facial aesthetic treatments. The eLight sits below the eMax in Syneron's product hierarchy. It shares the same elos technology (combined optical energy + bipolar RF) but supports fewer handpieces and critically lacks the DSL diode laser handpiece for hair removal.
How It Works
elos technology pre-heats the target chromophore (melanin in hair follicles) with optical energy (IPL), which lowers tissue impedance and creates a preferred pathway for bipolar RF current. The RF energy then further heats the follicle, creating a 'vortex' of combined energy. This allows lower optical fluence than standalone IPL, which Syneron claims improves safety on darker skin. However, the DS handpiece uses broadband IPL light, not laser.
Typical Uses
- Facial hair removal via DS handpiece (IPL + RF)
- Acne treatment (AC handpiece)
- Skin rejuvenation / photofacial (SR/SRA handpieces)
- Skin tightening (ST/ReFirme handpiece)
- Smaller practices focused on facial aesthetic treatments
Key Features
Important: the eLight uses IPL for hair removal, not laser. It does NOT have the DSL (Depilation System Laser) handpiece. That 810nm diode laser is only available on the eMax, eLase, and elos Plus. If a clinic says 'we use Syneron eLight for hair removal,' they are using IPL + RF, not diode laser + RF. The elos RF component does add genuine clinical value over standalone IPL, but the light source itself is broadband, not laser.