Patient education
Picosecond vs Q-Switched Laser: The Choices
Eight guides to the choice between a picosecond and a Q-switched laser, written to compare two devices without promoting either. Neither is the default here; the target and the skin decide.
All guides
8 guides
- Picosecond Or Q-Switched: Choosing A Pigment LaserDeciding
- What Pulse Length Changes In PracticeMechanism
- Tattoo Ink And Which Laser Clears ItTattoo ink
- Freckles And Sun Spots: One Session Or ManySurface pigment
- Frosting And Pinpoint Bleeding After A Pigment LaserAftercare
- Darker Skin And Pigment Laser RiskSkin type
- Pigment That Comes Back After Laser TreatmentDurability
- When Not To Laser A Pigmented SpotCautions
The target and the skin decide, not the device
An assessment establishes what the mark is, how deep it sits, and how your skin type responds to injury. We will say plainly which pulse — if either — matches it, and what we would advise if the answer is that a lesion should be examined rather than treated.