Soprano ICE Complete laser hair removal solution

Nd:YAG at 1064nm is the safest wavelength available for hair removal on darker and tanned skin, because melanin in the epidermis absorbs comparatively little of it. That is its purpose. The trade-off is efficiency: melanin in the hair shaft also absorbs less at 1064nm than at 755nm or 810nm, so a YAG-only device needs higher fluences and is less effective on fine or light hair.

This is why Alma builds Soprano around three wavelengths rather than one. The 755nm, 810nm and 1064nm beams fire simultaneously from a single applicator, so one pass reaches shallow, mid and deep follicles and the operator is not forced to choose between efficacy and safety by skin type. Combined with in-motion delivery and sapphire contact cooling, that is what allows Soprano to treat Fitzpatrick I to VI, including tanned skin, year round.

Soprano ICE pairs Soprano in-motion delivery with ICE sapphire contact cooling, and that pairing is where both the comfort and the safety come from. Instead of one high-energy pulse, the applicator sweeps the area and stacks many low-fluence pulses, raising the follicle to its damage threshold gradually while the cooled tip holds the skin surface down. The practical benefits are: near painless treatment with no anaesthetic, safe use on Fitzpatrick I to VI including tanned skin, year-round treating rather than winter only, fast full-body sessions, and a very low rate of burns or post-inflammatory pigmentation when protocols are followed. Soprano ICE is included in the ARTG and remains available from Alma Lasers Australia.

Laser hair removal is usually the fastest capital payback in aesthetics because it is a course treatment, six to ten sessions, booked in advance and repeated across body areas. Soprano sessions are quick, a full lower leg takes minutes with the large three-wavelength applicator, so a single room turns over more patients per day than most skin treatments. It also suits every skin type, so you are not turning patients away in summer. Ask an Alma representative for a payback model built on your own pricing and room hours. Finance is available through Medfin.

Yes. Soprano hair removal technology is designed for Fitzpatrick I to VI, including tanned skin, which is the main limitation of older alexandrite and IPL-only systems. It delivers many low-fluence pulses while the applicator moves, so the follicle heats gradually instead of taking one high-energy shot, and the sapphire contact cooling holds the epidermis at a safe temperature throughout. That combination is why Soprano is used year round in Australia rather than being restricted to winter, and why it is one of the most comfortable hair removal treatments available.

All three use Soprano in-motion hair removal technology with contact cooling. They differ in how many wavelengths fire and how much area they cover.

• Soprano ICE treats with an 810nm diode and ICE contact cooling. It remains available from Alma Lasers Australia and is the entry point into the Soprano family.
• Soprano ICE Platinum adds the trio clustered diode, firing 755nm, 810nm and 1064nm at the same time so one pass reaches shallow, mid and deep follicles.
• Soprano Titanium Special Edition is the current flagship. It carries the larger 4cm² three-wavelength applicator for faster full-body sessions, plus specialised applicators for smaller and more delicate areas.

All three are included in the ARTG. An Alma representative can advise which fits your patient volume.