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PicoWay

Candela Corporation · Lasers

FDA-cleared device (510(k)) — cleared, not approvedK220853 (opens in a new tab)

What it’s authorized for

  • Tattoo removal, with wavelength and skin-type limits: 532 nm for red, yellow and orange ink (Skin Types I-III); 730 nm for green and blue ink (I-IV); 785 nm for green and blue ink (II-IV); 1064 nm for black, brown, green, blue and purple ink (all skin types)
  • Removal of benign pigmented lesions (Skin Types I-IV)
  • Resolve 1064 nm handpiece: acne scars (Skin Types II-V) and melasma (I-IV); Resolve handpieces: wrinkles (I-IV)
  • Specific wavelengths: melasma, café-au-lait macules and lentigines (532 nm); lentigines (730 nm); melasma and nevus of Ota (1064 nm), each with skin-type limits

Checking it’s the real thing

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Official records

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