Alma Soprano Titanium Special Edition

Both deliver 755, 810 and 1064 nm together with Soprano in-motion delivery. Soprano Titanium SE adds the Trio MAX 4 cm² applicator and ICE Plus cooling, and Alma states it is up to 20% faster than Soprano Titanium in in-motion mode at high fluence. Soprano ICE Platinum uses the TRIO 2 cm² and SPEED 810 applicators with ICE cooling.

Alma Lasers Australia can compare the two against your treatment volume and menu.

Alma Lasers Australia does not publish list prices, because the price depends on the configuration and applicators a clinic chooses. Bring your treatment prices and weekly bookings to a demonstration and an Alma representative will build the numbers with you. Equipment finance is available through Medfin.

When comparing machines, also compare running costs: Soprano systems supplied by Alma Lasers Australia have no pulse counter, no pulse cards and no per-treatment consumables.

Soprano Titanium SE works with three applicators: Trio MAX 4 cm², which delivers three wavelengths for larger areas; TRIO 2 cm² for smaller areas such as the neck, face, underarms and bikini line; and a Facial Tip adapter for hard-to-reach areas such as the ears, nostrils and glabella.

Look for a diode system that uses a gradual-heating technique with contact cooling. Soprano ICE Platinum and Soprano Titanium Special Edition are designed for treating a wide range of skin types, including darker and tanned skin. Soprano in-motion technology delivers repeated lower-fluence pulses while the handpiece moves, raising the follicle temperature gradually while contact cooling protects the skin surface. Compared with single high-fluence pulses, this reduces the heat load on pigmented skin, which is why the approach suits darker and tanned skin. Safety still depends on correct settings, a test patch and the practitioner’s assessment, and results vary between patients. See laser hair removal machines for clinics and the clinical evidence page for the published studies.

No. Soprano systems supplied by Alma Lasers Australia have no pulse counter and no pulse cards, so pulses are unlimited during the warranty period. There are no per-treatment consumables, tips or proprietary gels to buy. The ongoing costs are applicator life, scheduled servicing and ordinary clinic supplies such as ultrasound gel and razors. Platforms that charge per pulse or per consumable add a cost to every treatment, which matters most in a high-volume hair removal clinic; Soprano does not. The same applies to Harmony XL Pro, Alma Hybrid, Accent Prime and PrimeX. Alma Opus uses treatment tips and DermaClear uses solutions, which are stated on their pages. Full breakdown: what an aesthetic laser really costs to run.

Published randomised comparisons against high-fluence diode treatment reported equal hair reduction with lower pain scores. Soprano heats the follicle gradually with repeated low-fluence passes instead of one high-energy pulse, so less energy reaches the epidermis at any moment. A randomised split-leg trial found the same 86 to 91% reduction as a high-fluence single-pass diode with significantly less pain, and the only superficial burn in that study was on the high-fluence side (Braun, Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2009). A second randomised comparison found equal results at 6 and 12 months with pain scores of 2.7 versus 3.6 out of 10 (Koo and colleagues, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2014). In 71 patients with skin types IV to VI, treatments were complication-free (Agarwal and colleagues, 2016). One axilla study found a high-fluence Nd:YAG removed more hair, at higher pain; we list it too. All papers are linked on the clinical evidence page.