PicoWay Picosecond Laser Skin Rejuvenation

PicoWay picosecond laser for pigmentation correction, skin texture improvement, acne scars, and overall skin rejuvenation. Ultra-short picosecond pulses generate photoacoustic energy to shatter pigment clusters with minimal thermal damage to surrounding tissue, reducing post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation risk versus nanosecond lasers. Also effective for tattoo removal across multiple ink colours.

Absolute Cosmetic Medicine Perth CBD offers PicoWay picosecond laser treatments — a technology by Candela that emits laser pulses in the trillionths-of-a-second range (picoseconds), roughly one hundred times shorter than conventional Q-switched nanosecond lasers used in older pigmentation and tattoo removal devices. This ultra-short pulse duration creates a predominantly photoacoustic (pressure wave) effect rather than a photothermal one: the rapid mechanical expansion of pigment granules subjected to the shock wave shatters them into microscopically small fragments that the lymphatic system clears over subsequent weeks, with significantly less residual heat deposited in surrounding tissue compared to nanosecond laser platforms. This reduced thermal footprint is of particular clinical importance in Australia where patients across Perth and WA present with a range of Fitzpatrick skin types (including Fitzpatrick III–V patients from culturally diverse backgrounds), as the lower heat deposition reduces the risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) — a common adverse event with older Q-switched devices in darker skin tones. PicoWay's multi-wavelength configuration (1064 nm, 532 nm, and 785 nm with optional RESOLVE diffractive handpiece) allows targeting of different pigment types in a single device: 1064 nm for dark-ink tattoos and deep pigmentation, 532 nm for superficial pigmentation and coloured tattoo inks (red, orange), and the RESOLVE handpiece for non-ablative fractional skin rejuvenation using the photoacoustic collagen remodelling effect. Treatable conditions at the Perth clinic include solar lentigines, freckles, melasma, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, acne scars, and multi-colour tattoo removal. Sessions run twenty to forty minutes depending on the treatment area and condition.