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SkintelTM Melanine Reader: melanin index meter ofskin
Spain, 2012-may SkintelTM, the reader of skin melanin indexdeveloped by Palomar Medical Technologies Inc., has been presented inInstitute doctor Láser, in world premiere, on March 13, 2012.
what is SkintelTM
melanin SkintelTM meter is a system thatquantitatively, determines the degree of pigmentation of the skin of the patient,proving very useful for a more precise parameter in anytreatment with laser or pulsed light.
so far, dermatologists performed the assessmentthe index melanistic of the patient on the basis of the Fitzpatrick classification,based on the response to solar exposure of the different types ofskins and supplemented by data as the color of eyes and hair, as well asthe information provided the patient on his latest exhibitionSolar. Normally, taking into account this information, the doctor parametrizedthe team that is going to apply the treatment. This assessment, inoccasions, it may be subjective and less accurate than is desirable, either becausethe optional does not consider that a skin is tanned enough orwell because the patient does not mention a recent exposure to the Sun.
Skintel operation
Skintel allows to obtain in just three seconds and withhigh precision, the index of melanin in the skin, offering, on the one hand,greater confidence and trust when it comes to parameterize the technical equipmentand, on the other hand, guidance on the most appropriate treatment.
the operation of SkintelTM is simple: the reader’smelanin is placed on the skin in the area to be treated. three measures are taken of1 second of duration. Airs a source of LED light at 650nm, 700nm and 910nm,the system records the diffuse reflectance of the skin before three emissions andIt is shown in the form of numerical index teamwork laser, with a range ofvalues between 0 and 99.
the value obtained is the melanin, average rate of thethree takes of previous measures, which is sent to the laser system. Newlaser systems of Palomar ® working with Skintel are Vectus (hair removal)(Medical laser diode) and the Icon Aesthetic system(Cross-platform works at 2940, 1540 and pulsed light). These teams receiveSkintel information via a wireless connection.
Applications SkintelTM Institute medical laser
-hair removalmedical with VectusTM: differentiating recently tanned skin and dark skin
-treatmentssafer vascular lesions of
-distinctionbetween injuries not melanosómicas, as the accumulation of hemosiderin
– treatmentof the Poikiloderma of Civatte, distinguishing vascular components andpigmentation
– trackingthe effectiveness for repigmentation the Vitiligo laser
– trackingthe treatment of lesions such as melasma and Chloasma, nevus of Ota, whose improvementIt is provable through obtaining the melanistic pre-and post index
