Friday, October 31, 2008

Lasers come home for Christmas

CBS News recently profiled Erin Elmore, a 30-year-old Philadelphia lawyer, who recently tested a do-it-yourself laser hair-removal system, and now calls the device her new best friend.

The device she tested, Tria by Tria Beauty (Pleasanton, CA) is one of a new crop of at-home laser devices; Home Skinovations’ (Toronto, Ontario) Silk'n is another. The units are priced less than $1000, and are available through doctors’ offices and medical spas.

Now, Quasar Light Therapy (Sarasota, FL) has announced the retail launch of its consumer laser product, an anti-aging/ skin-rejuvenation system, Baby Quasar, which reportedly sells for less than $400.


CBS News recently profiled Erin Elmore, a 30-year-old Philadelphia lawyer, who recently tested a do-it-yourself laser hair-removal system, and now calls the device her new best friend.

The device she tested, Tria by Tria Beauty (Pleasanton, CA) is one of a new crop of at-home laser devices; Home Skinovations’ (Toronto, Ontario) Silk'n is another. The units are priced less than $1000, and are available through doctors’ offices and medical spas.

Now, Quasar Light Therapy (Sarasota, FL) has announced the retail launch of its consumer laser product, an anti-aging/ skin-rejuvenation system, Baby Quasar, which reportedly sells for less than $400. Introduced in 2007, it has been sold to consumers through the Internet and catalogs previously, and will be available in Dillard’s department stores beginning in November (that is, as early as tomorrow).

The New York Times published an article last summer that had medical doctors questioning such devices, but, I suspect Baby Quasar will benefit from the upward-trending concern for appearance demonstrated by an article that ran this week in news outlets across the nation, “Economic Update: You Should Invest (in Your Appearance).”

Admittedly, impressive percentage growth is not unusual for a young company, but according to Quasar Light Therapy president Peter Nesbitt, “We anticipate our triple digit growth to continue with the introduction of new technology in the first half of 2009."

More information:
CBS News report

New York Times article

Economic Update: You Should Invest (in Your Appearance) in Denver Business Journal

Quasar Light Therapy’s Baby Quasar

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