Questions clinics ask about Alma devices

Alma IQ is the only imaging system that provides a guided consultation flow, with treatment recommendations. Unlike many other imaging systems, Alma IQ provides high-quality, natural-looking images that are easy for patients to relate to. Subtle skin irregularities are simply highlighted, without giving numeric scores, or colorfully marking the images.

The report includes the following information:
• Patient and session details
• Up-to-date session images
• Specific concerns (including explanations)
• Treatment selections (quantity and pricing can be adjusted)
• Product selections (quantity and pricing can be adjusted)
• Total cost

Alma IQ fosters transparency and collaboration by allowing patients to see exactly what practitioners see. This shared experience builds trust, strengthens relationships, and supports clear communication during consultations.

Alma IQ is built for the face. It captures standardised images of the full face in ten light modes, including cross-polarised, parallel-polarised, UV and Wood’s light, and analyses texture, pigmentation, redness, pores, wrinkles and sun damage that is not yet visible on the surface. Consistent positioning means the same patient can be re-imaged months later and the two sets compared side by side, which is what makes it useful for tracking a treatment course. It is not a body imaging system; for body treatments, clinics use standard clinical photography with Alma’s protocols.

Yes, Alma IQ enables both practitioners and patients to monitor dynamic changes in the skin over time, making it an essential tool for tracking treatment progress and adjusting plans as needed. Its high-definition before-and-after imaging vividly demonstrates the effectiveness of treatments, enhancing patient engagement and satisfaction.

Alma IQ reveals surface and subsurface skin inconsistencies, including pigmentation irregularities, redness and vascular issues, texture concerns, and signs of aging such as volume loss and structural changes.

Alma IQ 360° light technology dynamically adjusts illumination, using shading and shadow patterns to highlight subtle transformations in facial morphology caused by aging – such as bone resorption and tissue elasticity loss – to enable precise treatment planning.

By generating detailed analysis reports with tailored recommendations based on skin type, severity, and downtime preferences, Alma IQ streamlines decision-making and helps practitioners design effective, results-oriented treatment plans.

Programmed with Alma’s comprehensive portfolio, Alma IQ seamlessly integrates with Alma platforms and products, ensuring a holistic and efficient approach to patient care. The detailed reports generated by Alma IQ include tailored recommendations for the use of specific platforms, applicators, and products, helping practitioners design precise and effective treatment plans.

Yes, Alma IQ is designed for ease of use. With a user-friendly interface and real-time results integrated with iOS systems, it enables efficient and visually-compelling consultations.

They answer different questions. Alma Opus uses fractional plasma to resurface and tighten with a short recovery, and it is often chosen by clinics whose patients want texture, fine lines and laxity treated with a few days of downtime. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser, so the practitioner can dial from a light treatment up to deep resurfacing for scars and significant sun damage on the same platform.

Clinics with a strong scar and resurfacing menu usually choose Hybrid; clinics adding resurfacing to a broader aesthetic menu often start with Opus. Note that Opus uses treatment tips as a consumable while Hybrid does not. Alma Lasers Australia can arrange a demonstration of both.

It depends on the platform and how it is set. Non-ablative treatments such as Harmony XL Pro ClearLift typically have no visible downtime beyond mild redness. Alma Opus fractional plasma usually involves a few days of redness and light peeling. Alma Hybrid ranges from a short recovery when the 1570 nm laser dominates to several days of redness, swelling and crusting when the CO2 component is set deeper.

Clinics should quote a range, not a single day count, and explain that a deeper single session and a lighter course are both valid ways to reach a result. Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers how to set expectations for each protocol.

Alma Hybrid is the usual choice: the CO2 and 1570 nm lasers can be combined so the practitioner treats scar texture while keeping recovery time manageable, and the treatment can be repeated in a course. For patients who need no visible downtime, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift non-ablative applicator treats below the surface and is often used between or instead of resurfacing sessions.

Suitability is assessed by the treating practitioner. Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on both pathways.

Yes. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser in one system, and the practitioner sets the balance between the two for each patient. That means a clinic can offer a lighter treatment with short downtime for a patient who cannot take time off, or a deeper resurfacing session for scars and texture, on the same platform.

For Australian patients this matters because pigment risk and sun exposure often argue for a staged, moderate approach rather than the most aggressive single session. Hybrid is designed for that staged approach.

The skin ablation/ non ablation ratio can be customized in a matrix of the precise proportions required to meet the unique treatment needs of each and every patient. Choose from 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 2:1 and 3:1.

Yes, both a histology paper and a clinical paper have been written about the HyGrid, the latter focusing on its use for periorbital rejuvenation.

Variable scanning sizes are available, including a mini-grid and a random brush mode.

Alma Hybrid is the usual choice: the CO2 and 1570 nm lasers can be combined so the practitioner treats scar texture while keeping recovery time manageable, and the treatment can be repeated in a course. For patients who need no visible downtime, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift non-ablative applicator treats below the surface and is often used between or instead of resurfacing sessions.

Suitability is assessed by the treating practitioner. Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on both pathways.

Yes. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser in one system, and the practitioner sets the balance between the two for each patient. That means a clinic can offer a lighter treatment with short downtime for a patient who cannot take time off, or a deeper resurfacing session for scars and texture, on the same platform.

For Australian patients this matters because pigment risk and sun exposure often argue for a staged, moderate approach rather than the most aggressive single session. Hybrid is designed for that staged approach.

Harmony XL Pro is a single platform that runs many applicators, so a clinic can start with the applications it books most, for example ClearLift for skin rejuvenation and Dye-VL for pigmentation and vascular lesions, and add applicators later as the treatment menu grows. One chassis, one training pathway and one service relationship cover a wide range of skin indications, which keeps capital spread across more billable treatments.

Alma Lasers Australia installs and trains on every applicator and can advise which combination suits your patient mix.

Both, but not with the same applicator, and the order matters. Active acne has to be brought under control before any resurfacing, or each treatment is chasing new scars. On Alma Harmony, the ClearSkin Pro non-ablative applicator treats active inflammatory acne and early scarring in the same course, and the Iris Acne IPL applicator targets the bacteria involved with the blue end of the spectrum while its longer wavelengths reach deeper inflammatory lesions. Once the skin is quiet, the established scars are treated with fractional resurfacing on Alma Pixel CO2, Alma Hybrid or Alma Opus. A platform that does both stages is what lets a clinic keep an acne patient from the first breakout to the final scar session.

Yes. The 1540 nm erbium-glass wavelength used by ClearSkin has a body of published work on inflammatory acne, and fractional 1570 nm and CO2 lasers are well documented for acne scarring. Alma’s own platforms have peer-reviewed studies and case series behind them, and the Harmony and Hybrid platforms are included in the ARTG for their listed indications. Alma Lasers Australia supplies the references with training so practitioners can set expectations honestly with patients: acne is a chronic condition, laser treatment reduces lesions and scarring, and maintenance is part of the plan.

Mostly, not entirely. ClearSkin on Harmony and the 1570 nm laser on Alma Hybrid are lasers. Harmony’s AFT applicators are intense pulsed light, used for the vascular redness and inflammation around acne rather than the lesions themselves. For clinics that want a non-energy step, DermaClear hydradermabrasion cleans and exfoliates congested, acne-prone skin and is often used as a preparation or maintenance treatment between laser sessions. A clinic building an acne offering usually pairs one laser applicator with a maintenance treatment rather than relying on a single device.

Two lasers and one light source, depending on the platform. On Alma Harmony and Harmony XL Pro, the ClearSkin applicator is a 1540 nm erbium-glass laser that targets the sebaceous glands with contact cooling and vacuum, so active acne can be treated without downtime. On Alma Hybrid, the 1570 nm fibre laser does the non-ablative work and can be combined with fractional CO2 for acne scarring in the same session. Harmony’s AFT (IPL) applicators add a light-based option for the redness and inflammation that go with acne. Which one suits a clinic depends on whether the demand is active acne, post-acne scarring, or both.

Alma Hybrid is the first choice for surgical scars in most Alma clinics because it delivers fractional CO2 and a 1570 nm non-ablative laser in one pass, so the practitioner can remodel scar collagen at depth while keeping surface downtime short, and can tune the mix per session as the scar matures. Harmony XL Pro adds the vascular applicators (Dye-VL, long-pulsed 1064 nm) for red or purple scars and ClearLift for post-surgical scars on darker skin, where a fractional Q-switched 1064 nm laser was shown safe and effective (Akerman et al., Lasers in Medical Science, 2021). Alma Opus fractional plasma improved non-hypertrophic post-burn scars in a 95-patient prospective series (Wang, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2017). Clinics generally start once the wound has closed, typically six to twelve weeks after surgery, and treat over a course; keloids need combined medical management. Patient-facing summary with a case image: laser for surgical scars; all papers on the clinical evidence page.

Alma platforms record treatment parameters and applicator usage on the device, and your Alma representative can help a clinic review utilisation, applicator life and service history as part of regular account reviews. Alma Lasers Australia uses this to advise on when an additional applicator or a second platform would pay for itself, and to plan preventive maintenance.

Ask your representative for a utilisation review if you want to understand how a device is performing against your booking volume.

Describe outcomes as ranges over a course, not a single-session transformation. Laser hair removal reduces hair over several sessions because hair grows in cycles; skin treatments improve tone and texture gradually; body contouring shows change over weeks as the body responds. Photographs should be the clinic’s own, with the treatment and interval stated, and patients should be told that results vary and that suitability is assessed at consultation.

This honest framing is also what Australian advertising rules for regulated health services expect. Alma Lasers Australia provides consultation guidance with its clinical training.

Regional clinics often see the strongest utilisation because there are fewer competing providers and patients travel less for treatment. A single multi-application chassis such as Harmony XL Pro, or a Soprano hair removal platform with repeat bookings, can carry several treatment lines without the space or staffing of a city clinic. No per-treatment consumables on the core platforms means margin per session does not shrink as bookings grow.

Alma Lasers Australia models utilisation and payback for each clinic rather than quoting a generic figure, and supports regional clinics with the same training and service as metropolitan ones.

Alma platforms are supported by peer-reviewed clinical studies and by the ARTG inclusion of the devices supplied by Alma Lasers Australia. Clinics can read the published studies by platform or browse the clinical resources library on this website, request study summaries from their Alma representative, and attend Alma Academy sessions where Australian practitioners present protocols and case series for local skin types.

Alma Lasers Australia is building an Australian case library with clinics that agree to share anonymised before-and-after series. Clinics interested in contributing can contact their representative.

The most common starting pair in Australia is Soprano for laser hair removal, which builds repeat bookings quickly, and Harmony XL Pro for skin, which adds rejuvenation, pigmentation, vascular and acne treatments from one chassis. Clinics focused on body add Alma PrimeX or Accent Prime for contouring and skin tightening; clinics focused on resurfacing add Alma Hybrid.

Because Soprano, Harmony XL Pro, Hybrid, Accent Prime and PrimeX have no per-treatment consumables, the bundle’s running cost stays low as volume grows. Alma Lasers Australia models bundles against your expected bookings and offers finance through Medfin.

Soprano combines wavelengths including 1064 nm, which is the wavelength used for hair removal on darker skin, and its in-motion delivery heats the follicle gradually with contact cooling, which lowers the risk of surface heating. For skin rejuvenation on darker skin, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift works below the surface without ablating it. Alma Lasers Australia trains practitioners on protocols for Fitzpatrick IV to VI, including test patches, fluence selection and sun-exposure history, which matters in Australia’s high-UV environment.

Suitability is always assessed by the treating practitioner.

Every installation includes on-site clinical training by Alma’s Australian clinical team, protocol guides for each applicator, and follow-up training when a clinic adds staff or applicators. Ongoing education runs through Alma Academy: in-house workshops, advanced masterclasses and hands-on sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Service engineers, applicator support and loan arrangements are handled from Australia, and each clinic has a named Alma representative. Clinics can request refresher training at any time.

It depends on the platform and how it is set. Non-ablative treatments such as Harmony XL Pro ClearLift typically have no visible downtime beyond mild redness. Alma Opus fractional plasma usually involves a few days of redness and light peeling. Alma Hybrid ranges from a short recovery when the 1570 nm laser dominates to several days of redness, swelling and crusting when the CO2 component is set deeper.

Clinics should quote a range, not a single day count, and explain that a deeper single session and a lighter course are both valid ways to reach a result. Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers how to set expectations for each protocol.

Alma Hybrid is the usual choice: the CO2 and 1570 nm lasers can be combined so the practitioner treats scar texture while keeping recovery time manageable, and the treatment can be repeated in a course. For patients who need no visible downtime, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift non-ablative applicator treats below the surface and is often used between or instead of resurfacing sessions.

Suitability is assessed by the treating practitioner. Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on both pathways.

Yes. Alma Lasers Australia installs every device, trains the clinic’s practitioners, and provides service and applicator support from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More than 450 clinics across Australia and New Zealand run Alma technology, and New Zealand clinics are supported from Sydney.

Training covers protocols for Australian skin types and sun exposure, and ongoing clinical education is available through Alma Academy events.

Devices imported outside Alma’s Australian channel (grey imports) are not covered by Alma Lasers Australia warranty and may not match the Australian ARTG entry, software or applicator versions. Service and parts for these units are assessed case by case and may not be available.

Pre-owned Alma devices sold through Alma Lasers Australia are inspected, serviced and supplied with a warranty and training, so a clinic gets the lower entry price without losing support. Ask your representative about current demo and pre-owned stock.

Genuine Alma systems in Australia are supplied, installed and supported by Alma Lasers Australia, Alma’s own local company. They carry an Alma serial number that is registered with Alma, are included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), and come with manufacturer warranty, Alma clinical training and local service.

Clinics can confirm a serial number with their Alma representative before purchasing a device from any other source. Read the full guide: how to tell a genuine Alma device from a lookalike. Patients can ask the clinic to show the Alma serial plate on the device and which Alma platform is being used.

Harmony XL Pro is a single platform that runs many applicators, so a clinic can start with the applications it books most, for example ClearLift for skin rejuvenation and Dye-VL for pigmentation and vascular lesions, and add applicators later as the treatment menu grows. One chassis, one training pathway and one service relationship cover a wide range of skin indications, which keeps capital spread across more billable treatments.

Alma Lasers Australia installs and trains on every applicator and can advise which combination suits your patient mix.

Most Alma platforms sold in Australia run without per-treatment consumables. Alma Soprano (Titanium, ICE Platinum, ICE), Harmony XL Pro applicators, Alma Hybrid, Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX do not need single-use tips, cartridges, pulse cards or proprietary gels for each patient. The clinic’s ongoing costs are the applicator’s rated life, standard servicing and ordinary clinic supplies such as ultrasound gel.

Two Alma applications do use consumables: Alma Opus (treatment tips) and DermaClear (treatment solutions). Both are stated on their product pages. Alma Lasers Australia can prepare a cost-per-treatment worksheet for your expected booking volume. See what an aesthetic laser really costs to run.

AFT (Advanced Fluorescence Technology) is Alma’s form of IPL, delivered on Alma Harmony through the Iris Dye-VL applicator for pigmentation and vascular lesions (Dye-VL on Harmony XL Pro). A standard IPL flashlamp emits a broad spectrum and then discards the short wavelengths with a cut-off filter, which wastes energy and forces higher peak power to reach the target. AFT adds a fluorescent conversion layer that recycles those short wavelengths into the therapeutic band instead of discarding them, so more usable light reaches the target at lower peak power, with a flatter spectrum and consistent output pulse to pulse. Equal Distribution of Fluence holds the energy steady across the pulse rather than spiking at the start. Together these are what make Iris Dye-VL comfortable and repeatable across skin types I to VI. Alma Harmony is included in the ARTG (321320), with training and service from Alma Lasers Australia.

Both combine ultrasound and radiofrequency for body contouring and skin tightening and neither uses per-treatment consumables. Accent Prime is the established platform with the wider applicator range, covering face and body contouring, skin tightening and cellulite in one system. Alma PrimeX is the newer, body-focused platform built around Alma’s UltraWave ultrasound technology, designed for larger areas and shorter treatment times.

A clinic that wants one device for face and body usually chooses Accent Prime; a clinic building a body-contouring menu with high throughput usually chooses PrimeX. Your Alma representative can compare applicators against your treatment list.

IMPACT uses low-frequency, non-focused ultrasound energy.

IMPACT is intended for use to maximize application of cosmeceuticals, either following an aesthetic treatment, to enhance results, or as a stand-alone treatment.

Over 20 studies have been carried out on IMPACT technology.

Clinical studies have shown that when IMPACT is used to apply topical treatments to the skin directly after a fractional laser or RF treatment, the molecules will penetrate deeper than when applied by manual application, thereby enhancing the results. This has been tested on many indications, such as scars and rejuvenation.

Yes, IMPACT can be used on both the face and body.

It can take 1-2 minutes to treat a small area, such as a cheek.

Most patients find the treatment comfortable.

Alma platforms are supported by peer-reviewed clinical studies and by the ARTG inclusion of the devices supplied by Alma Lasers Australia. Clinics can read the published studies by platform or browse the clinical resources library on this website, request study summaries from their Alma representative, and attend Alma Academy sessions where Australian practitioners present protocols and case series for local skin types.

Alma Lasers Australia is building an Australian case library with clinics that agree to share anonymised before-and-after series. Clinics interested in contributing can contact their representative.

Both combine ultrasound and radiofrequency for body contouring and skin tightening and neither uses per-treatment consumables. Accent Prime is the established platform with the wider applicator range, covering face and body contouring, skin tightening and cellulite in one system. Alma PrimeX is the newer, body-focused platform built around Alma’s UltraWave ultrasound technology, designed for larger areas and shorter treatment times.

A clinic that wants one device for face and body usually chooses Accent Prime; a clinic building a body-contouring menu with high throughput usually chooses PrimeX. Your Alma representative can compare applicators against your treatment list.

Every installation includes on-site clinical training by Alma’s Australian clinical team, protocol guides for each applicator, and follow-up training when a clinic adds staff or applicators. Ongoing education runs through Alma Academy: in-house workshops, advanced masterclasses and hands-on sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Service engineers, applicator support and loan arrangements are handled from Australia, and each clinic has a named Alma representative. Clinics can request refresher training at any time.

Payback depends on your booking volume, treatment prices and how many indications the platform carries, so Alma Lasers Australia models it per clinic rather than quoting a single figure. The factors that work in Alma’s favour are consistent: no per-treatment consumables on Soprano, Accent Prime, PrimeX, Harmony XL Pro and Hybrid; in-motion hair removal that covers large areas within a standard appointment slot; and multi-application platforms that let one device serve several treatment menus.

Ask your Alma representative for a utilisation and payback worksheet. Equipment finance is available through Medfin.

Most Alma platforms sold in Australia run without per-treatment consumables. Alma Soprano (Titanium, ICE Platinum, ICE), Harmony XL Pro applicators, Alma Hybrid, Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX do not need single-use tips, cartridges, pulse cards or proprietary gels for each patient. The clinic’s ongoing costs are the applicator’s rated life, standard servicing and ordinary clinic supplies such as ultrasound gel.

Two Alma applications do use consumables: Alma Opus (treatment tips) and DermaClear (treatment solutions). Both are stated on their product pages. Alma Lasers Australia can prepare a cost-per-treatment worksheet for your expected booking volume. See what an aesthetic laser really costs to run.

Every installation includes clinical training delivered by Alma Lasers Australia, and it is built to give your team a solid foundation rather than a quick handover. How long it takes depends on the device: some platforms need a short session, others run to more than a day, and multi-application systems with several applicators sit at the longer end. The training covers the fundamentals of the technology, protocol selection by indication and skin type, safety and endpoint recognition, so a practitioner can run the device confidently from the first week.

The part that matters most comes after installation. Learning a device is a journey. Clinics go through a period of trial and error with real patients, and that is when the more advanced questions surface. Alma stays in touch through that phase with protocol support, follow-up and Alma Academy sessions, so the foundation laid at installation keeps building rather than stalling. That ongoing contact is a large part of why clinics buy from the manufacturer’s own subsidiary rather than a reseller.

Yes. Accent Prime remains a current Alma platform, supplied, installed, trained and serviced by Alma Lasers Australia in Australia and New Zealand, alongside the newer Alma PrimeX. It uses no consumables, its protocols are mature, and it treats body contouring, skin tightening, cellulite and facial contouring on skin types I to VI. Talk to an Alma representative about which of the two platforms fits your treatment menu.

Both are current Alma body and face platforms combining ultrasound and unipolar radiofrequency. Alma PrimeX is the newer generation: it carries applicators Accent Prime does not, most notably UltraWave, its applicator ergonomics have been refined, the platform specification has moved on, and the user interface and clinical workflow are the newer design. Accent Prime is the proven workstation with the longest protocol history and the widest installed base in Australia. Clinics wanting the latest applicator set choose PrimeX; clinics that value a platform their staff already know, or are adding a second body system beside an existing Accent Prime, often choose Accent Prime. Both are trained, serviced and supported by Alma Lasers Australia.

Accent Prime puts two energies that clinics normally buy separately on one console: ultrasound and radiofrequency. The ultrasound applicators target fat and contouring, the RF applicators heat the dermis for skin tightening on face and body, and the Microplasma (Pixel RF) applicator adds fractional resurfacing for texture and scars. That range is why a single Accent Prime can cover body contouring, cellulite, skin tightening, facial contouring and rejuvenation, with no consumables per treatment.

For a clinic the practical difference is workflow: one patient can have contouring and tightening in the same appointment, and one therapist can be trained across the whole platform. Accent Prime remains available and supported in Australia, and the newer Alma PrimeX carries the same platform philosophy with updated applicators including UltraWave, an improved interface and refined ergonomics. Ask an Alma representative which one fits your patient mix.

Patients usually see a change in skin texture and tone after the first Microplasma session, once the short recovery period settles. The deeper improvement, in fine lines, acne scarring and laxity, builds over the following weeks as collagen remodels, so the result you photograph at three months is better than the one at three weeks. Most Australian clinics run a course of two to three sessions, spaced about four weeks apart, then review. Because Microplasma is fractional radiofrequency rather than ablative laser, downtime is typically a few days of redness and micro-crusting rather than a week or more, which is why it suits patients who cannot take time away from work.

A full-face treatment can be completes in 10-15 minutes with multiple passes.

Alma’s Plasma technology can provide comparable results as seen witrh ablative lasers, but with less downtime.

All instructions appear on guide book supplied with the device. In addition, the Alma local team will be at your service and provide professional support.

No, treatment is suitable for versatile skin types and age groups

• Skin resurfacing
• Skin rejuvenation
• Striae Marks
• Rhytids and wrinkles
• Scar treatment including atrophic and hypertrophic scars

Proprietary high-frequency energy (40.68 MHz), current is released through pins with high voltage, when in close proximity to the skin, the energy discharges creating plasma resulting in microablative wounds together with a thermal effect.

Treatments vary in terms of number of visits and combine different technologies, but they all provide remarkable results after just a few short (10-30 min.) treatments, conducted over just a few weeks!

Accent Prime features patented Ultrasound Shear technology that selectively targets fat cells, while leaving surrounding tissue unharmed. The transverse wave vibrations disrupt fat cell membranes, leading to gradual breakdown and release of stored fat. Damaged fat cells are then disposed from the body through natural fat metabolism.

Treatments with Accent Prime are safe and effective for all skin types (I-VI) as well as for thin and delicate areas of the face, neck and décolleté.

The treatment does not require any special skills or a long training time.
The device is very intuitive to operate

Yes, it is highly recommended to combine for better and more significant results.
All combination protocols appear on guide book supplied with the device. In addition, the Alma local team will be at your service and provide professional support.

The Accent has a variety of indications and treatments, there for it is best to consult the Alma local team.

Yes, due to Alma’s Phase Shifter proprietary Technology – Depth Control
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the depth control alow the user to can change proportion of RF that goes to ablation verus thermal
3 different depths are available: Deep, Medium, Superficial reaches deep dermis to hypodermis

Unipolar – Patented technology by Alma, the current released from a Single electrode without any grounding or return pad resulting in deep fast and uniform dielectric heating.

Non focused US, Patented combination of Longitudinal and Transverse waves technologies
Longitudinal waves target upper skin layers and Transverse waves target deeper skin layers

• Acne
• Body and Face contouring
• Skin tightening
• Skin laxity
• Cellulite
• Relief of pain

US
RF – bipolar and unipolar
RF Plasma

Accent Prime is a non-invasive, state-of-the-art platform for face & body contouring and aesthetic enhancement, utilizing RF and US technologies

Alma platforms record treatment parameters and applicator usage on the device, and your Alma representative can help a clinic review utilisation, applicator life and service history as part of regular account reviews. Alma Lasers Australia uses this to advise on when an additional applicator or a second platform would pay for itself, and to plan preventive maintenance.

Ask your representative for a utilisation review if you want to understand how a device is performing against your booking volume.

Describe outcomes as ranges over a course, not a single-session transformation. Laser hair removal reduces hair over several sessions because hair grows in cycles; skin treatments improve tone and texture gradually; body contouring shows change over weeks as the body responds. Photographs should be the clinic’s own, with the treatment and interval stated, and patients should be told that results vary and that suitability is assessed at consultation.

This honest framing is also what Australian advertising rules for regulated health services expect. Alma Lasers Australia provides consultation guidance with its clinical training.

Regional clinics often see the strongest utilisation because there are fewer competing providers and patients travel less for treatment. A single multi-application chassis such as Harmony XL Pro, or a Soprano hair removal platform with repeat bookings, can carry several treatment lines without the space or staffing of a city clinic. No per-treatment consumables on the core platforms means margin per session does not shrink as bookings grow.

Alma Lasers Australia models utilisation and payback for each clinic rather than quoting a generic figure, and supports regional clinics with the same training and service as metropolitan ones.

Alma platforms are supported by peer-reviewed clinical studies and by the ARTG inclusion of the devices supplied by Alma Lasers Australia. Clinics can read the published studies by platform or browse the clinical resources library on this website, request study summaries from their Alma representative, and attend Alma Academy sessions where Australian practitioners present protocols and case series for local skin types.

Alma Lasers Australia is building an Australian case library with clinics that agree to share anonymised before-and-after series. Clinics interested in contributing can contact their representative.

Both combine ultrasound and radiofrequency for body contouring and skin tightening and neither uses per-treatment consumables. Accent Prime is the established platform with the wider applicator range, covering face and body contouring, skin tightening and cellulite in one system. Alma PrimeX is the newer, body-focused platform built around Alma’s UltraWave ultrasound technology, designed for larger areas and shorter treatment times.

A clinic that wants one device for face and body usually chooses Accent Prime; a clinic building a body-contouring menu with high throughput usually chooses PrimeX. Your Alma representative can compare applicators against your treatment list.

The most common starting pair in Australia is Soprano for laser hair removal, which builds repeat bookings quickly, and Harmony XL Pro for skin, which adds rejuvenation, pigmentation, vascular and acne treatments from one chassis. Clinics focused on body add Alma PrimeX or Accent Prime for contouring and skin tightening; clinics focused on resurfacing add Alma Hybrid.

Because Soprano, Harmony XL Pro, Hybrid, Accent Prime and PrimeX have no per-treatment consumables, the bundle’s running cost stays low as volume grows. Alma Lasers Australia models bundles against your expected bookings and offers finance through Medfin.

Every installation includes on-site clinical training by Alma’s Australian clinical team, protocol guides for each applicator, and follow-up training when a clinic adds staff or applicators. Ongoing education runs through Alma Academy: in-house workshops, advanced masterclasses and hands-on sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Service engineers, applicator support and loan arrangements are handled from Australia, and each clinic has a named Alma representative. Clinics can request refresher training at any time.

Yes. Alma Lasers Australia installs every device, trains the clinic’s practitioners, and provides service and applicator support from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More than 450 clinics across Australia and New Zealand run Alma technology, and New Zealand clinics are supported from Sydney.

Training covers protocols for Australian skin types and sun exposure, and ongoing clinical education is available through Alma Academy events.

Payback depends on your booking volume, treatment prices and how many indications the platform carries, so Alma Lasers Australia models it per clinic rather than quoting a single figure. The factors that work in Alma’s favour are consistent: no per-treatment consumables on Soprano, Accent Prime, PrimeX, Harmony XL Pro and Hybrid; in-motion hair removal that covers large areas within a standard appointment slot; and multi-application platforms that let one device serve several treatment menus.

Ask your Alma representative for a utilisation and payback worksheet. Equipment finance is available through Medfin.

Most Alma platforms sold in Australia run without per-treatment consumables. Alma Soprano (Titanium, ICE Platinum, ICE), Harmony XL Pro applicators, Alma Hybrid, Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX do not need single-use tips, cartridges, pulse cards or proprietary gels for each patient. The clinic’s ongoing costs are the applicator’s rated life, standard servicing and ordinary clinic supplies such as ultrasound gel.

Two Alma applications do use consumables: Alma Opus (treatment tips) and DermaClear (treatment solutions). Both are stated on their product pages. Alma Lasers Australia can prepare a cost-per-treatment worksheet for your expected booking volume. See what an aesthetic laser really costs to run.

Alma PrimeX was built so a trained therapist, not only a doctor, can deliver it safely. Treatments run from presets by indication and area, and ReACCT adjusts energy in real time against tissue impedance, which removes most of the manual judgement older RF platforms demanded. Every installation includes on-site clinical training for your team by an Alma clinical specialist, followed by protocol support and Alma Academy sessions. Operator requirements differ from state to state in Australia, and we walk each clinic through what applies before installation. See laser and IPL regulations.

Most body sculpting machines do one thing. They either reduce fat or they tighten skin. Alma PrimeX does both in the same session, pairing dual-mode guided ultrasound for fat with unipolar RF at 40.68 MHz for deep dermal heating and collagen. Its ReACCT technology reads tissue impedance and adjusts energy as it goes, so the practitioner is not guessing at settings patient by patient. Seven applicators cover face and body, and there are no consumables, so the cost per treatment after purchase is practitioner time only.

Yes. Ultrasound for fat disruption and radiofrequency for dermal tightening are both established in the peer-reviewed literature, and Alma’s Accent family has been the subject of published clinical studies since its first generation, including circumference reduction and skin tightening outcomes. Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX are included in the ARTG. Alma Lasers Australia provides the references and, more usefully for a clinic, the protocols: number of sessions, spacing and the patient selection that produces the results the studies report.

Treatments with Alma’s non-invasive body contouring and tightening products are not painful. In fact, they are quite comfortable for the patient. For more dramatic results with the BeautiFill platform, anaesthesia will be administered by a doctor.

Alma PrimeX. It carries the UltraWave ultrasound applicators for fat and contouring, UniPolar radiofrequency for skin tightening, and the Microplasma applicator for texture, on one console with an updated interface and improved ergonomics. It succeeds Accent Prime, which remains available and supported in Australia; clinics that own an Accent Prime can also talk to Alma about trading up. Neither platform uses consumables, so the cost per treatment is the practitioner’s time.

Alma’s solutions for body contouring and tightening use ultrasound and radio frequency technology.

They answer different questions. Alma Opus uses fractional plasma to resurface and tighten with a short recovery, and it is often chosen by clinics whose patients want texture, fine lines and laxity treated with a few days of downtime. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser, so the practitioner can dial from a light treatment up to deep resurfacing for scars and significant sun damage on the same platform.

Clinics with a strong scar and resurfacing menu usually choose Hybrid; clinics adding resurfacing to a broader aesthetic menu often start with Opus. Note that Opus uses treatment tips as a consumable while Hybrid does not. Alma Lasers Australia can arrange a demonstration of both.

It depends on the platform and how it is set. Non-ablative treatments such as Harmony XL Pro ClearLift typically have no visible downtime beyond mild redness. Alma Opus fractional plasma usually involves a few days of redness and light peeling. Alma Hybrid ranges from a short recovery when the 1570 nm laser dominates to several days of redness, swelling and crusting when the CO2 component is set deeper.

Clinics should quote a range, not a single day count, and explain that a deeper single session and a lighter course are both valid ways to reach a result. Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers how to set expectations for each protocol.

Microplasma can be used to treat: skin texture (scars), acne vulgaris, acne scars, rhytids and wrinkles and striae marks, as well as for skin resurfacing and skin rejuvenation.

It can be used on the face and body.

Topical anesthetic is recommended for moderate to aggressive treatments.

Yes – Microplasma has been approved to treat all skin tones, Fitzpatrick Skin Types I-VI, even tanned skin.

Downtime depends on the intensity of the treatment. For a powerful treatment, up to 4/5 days may be required.

This is a minimally ablative fractional treatment, creating superficial micro wounds. However, the thermal effect goes deep for additional dermal remodeling.

Alma’s Plasma technology can provide comparable results as seen witrh ablative lasers, but with less downtime.

Yes, Alma Q is suitable for all skin types. The 1064nm QS laser has relatively low absorption in melanin and high absorption in water, which makes it suitable for dark skin type as well. The Pixel tip creats photoacoustic microwounds and is also safe for use on all skin types.

Since each country has different regulations on the subject, please refer to your local regulations regarding the operation of medical devices.

Yes, Alma Q is CE marked and has FDA approved.

Yes. There are several publications showing clinical evidence on the efficacy of Alma Q in the treatment of pigmented lesions, tattoo removal and skin rejuvenation.

The QLP 1064nm is intended for treatment of vascular lesions (including telangiectasias), skin texture indications (such as scars), active acne, and rosecea.

You can use the Alma Q for skin rejuvenation by using the fractional applicator with the 1064nm QS. The fractional non-ablative Q-switched laser offers depth control, for treating skin imperfections including wrinkles, photo damage, uneven skin tone and skin laxity.

The Alma Q system is suitable for all types of tattoos covering a wide range of colors: Black, Dark Blue, Grey, Red, Orange, Yellow.

No. Alma Q also offers a Fractional non-ablative Q-switched laser for skin rejuvenation treatments and also an 8 mm tip for carbon peel treatment.

Yes. Alma Q is a Q-switch laser delivering 1064/ 532 nm QS for tattoo removal of different colors, pigmented lesions treatment and skin rejuvenation.

Alma Q platform consists of 1064nm and 532nm wavelengths.

Yes, the Alma-Q comes with several applicators and modes for other treatments, such as tattoo and pigment removal and skin rejuvenation. 

Alma’s carbon peel solution uses a Q-Switch Nd:YAG laser, with two distinct modes of laser delivery. A special applicator enables physicians to treat the area from a distance, for better visibility, and a quick, clean procedure.

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.

In the published comparisons, yes on comfort and burns, with equal hair reduction against high-fluence diode treatment. 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.

Regional clinics often see the strongest utilisation because there are fewer competing providers and patients travel less for treatment. A single multi-application chassis such as Harmony XL Pro, or a Soprano hair removal platform with repeat bookings, can carry several treatment lines without the space or staffing of a city clinic. No per-treatment consumables on the core platforms means margin per session does not shrink as bookings grow.

Alma Lasers Australia models utilisation and payback for each clinic rather than quoting a generic figure, and supports regional clinics with the same training and service as metropolitan ones.

The most common starting pair in Australia is Soprano for laser hair removal, which builds repeat bookings quickly, and Harmony XL Pro for skin, which adds rejuvenation, pigmentation, vascular and acne treatments from one chassis. Clinics focused on body add Alma PrimeX or Accent Prime for contouring and skin tightening; clinics focused on resurfacing add Alma Hybrid.

Because Soprano, Harmony XL Pro, Hybrid, Accent Prime and PrimeX have no per-treatment consumables, the bundle’s running cost stays low as volume grows. Alma Lasers Australia models bundles against your expected bookings and offers finance through Medfin.

Soprano is used year-round in Australian clinics because its gradual in-motion heating and contact cooling are designed to protect the skin surface, and the 1064 nm wavelength is selected for tanned or darker skin. That does not remove the need for judgement: practitioners assess recent sun exposure, avoid treating sunburnt skin, choose settings accordingly and ask patients to use sun protection on treated areas.

Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers these local protocols so clinics can keep treating through summer safely.

Soprano combines wavelengths including 1064 nm, which is the wavelength used for hair removal on darker skin, and its in-motion delivery heats the follicle gradually with contact cooling, which lowers the risk of surface heating. For skin rejuvenation on darker skin, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift works below the surface without ablating it. Alma Lasers Australia trains practitioners on protocols for Fitzpatrick IV to VI, including test patches, fluence selection and sun-exposure history, which matters in Australia’s high-UV environment.

Suitability is always assessed by the treating practitioner.

Be specific rather than absolute. Soprano’s in-motion delivery and contact cooling are designed to keep the treatment comfortable, and most patients describe warmth rather than a snapping sensation, but sensation still varies by body area, hair density, skin type and the settings chosen. Saying “designed for comfort” and “most patients find it comfortable” is accurate; promising “no pain” is not, and it sets patients up to distrust the clinic when the first session feels different from the promise.

Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on parameter selection and on explaining what a session feels like, so the patient experience matches the consultation.

Australian clinics treat patients with year-round sun exposure, high UV and a wide range of skin types. Soprano’s in-motion technique heats the follicle gradually while contact cooling protects the skin surface, and its wavelengths include 1064 nm, which is used for darker skin types. That combination lets clinics keep treating through summer at practitioner-selected settings instead of pausing for the season.

Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on parameters for local skin types and provides service from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

No. Soprano is Alma’s own hair removal technology and the name applies only to devices made by Alma Lasers. Diode machines marketed as “Soprano-style” or similar are not Alma products, are not supported by Alma Lasers Australia and are not covered by Alma’s ARTG inclusion or warranty.

The differences a clinic should check are the manufacturer of record, the ARTG entry, the availability of local clinical training and service, and whether the applicator specifications match Alma’s published data. If a price seems far below the market, ask for the serial number and verify it with Alma Lasers Australia.

Genuine Alma systems in Australia are supplied, installed and supported by Alma Lasers Australia, Alma’s own local company. They carry an Alma serial number that is registered with Alma, are included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), and come with manufacturer warranty, Alma clinical training and local service.

Clinics can confirm a serial number with their Alma representative before purchasing a device from any other source. Read the full guide: how to tell a genuine Alma device from a lookalike. Patients can ask the clinic to show the Alma serial plate on the device and which Alma platform is being used.

Payback depends on your booking volume, treatment prices and how many indications the platform carries, so Alma Lasers Australia models it per clinic rather than quoting a single figure. The factors that work in Alma’s favour are consistent: no per-treatment consumables on Soprano, Accent Prime, PrimeX, Harmony XL Pro and Hybrid; in-motion hair removal that covers large areas within a standard appointment slot; and multi-application platforms that let one device serve several treatment menus.

Ask your Alma representative for a utilisation and payback worksheet. Equipment finance is available through Medfin.

Because Soprano has no consumable tips or pulse cards, the running cost of a session is mainly the share of the applicator’s rated life used, electricity and generic ultrasound gel. There is no per-patient purchase from Alma to perform a treatment.

This is why clinics with high laser hair removal volume often find Soprano’s cost per treatment falls as bookings grow. Alma Lasers Australia does not publish list prices online, but your Alma representative can model cost per treatment and payback for your clinic, including finance through Medfin.

Most Alma platforms sold in Australia run without per-treatment consumables. Alma Soprano (Titanium, ICE Platinum, ICE), Harmony XL Pro applicators, Alma Hybrid, Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX do not need single-use tips, cartridges, pulse cards or proprietary gels for each patient. The clinic’s ongoing costs are the applicator’s rated life, standard servicing and ordinary clinic supplies such as ultrasound gel.

Two Alma applications do use consumables: Alma Opus (treatment tips) and DermaClear (treatment solutions). Both are stated on their product pages. Alma Lasers Australia can prepare a cost-per-treatment worksheet for your expected booking volume. See what an aesthetic laser really costs to run.

Soprano hair removal technology can be used with all our applicators. The most popular applicator on our Soprano platform is the Trio applicator (2 or 4cm2) which comprises a blend of three optimal wavelengths for hair removal: 1064nm, 810nm and 755nm. Our single wavelength applicators and IPL applicators can also be used for Soprano in-motion treatment.

Soprano Stack mode allows for a safe stationary mode of treatment for small areas, or areas that do not enable Soprano in-motion mode.

Yes. Soprano hair removal technology is indicated for all skin tones – Fitzpatrick Skin Types I-VI – even tanned skin.

Light and fine hairs are often hard to treat using conventional laser hair removal technology as they contain less melanin, requiring higher levels of energy to remove – which is unsafe. With Soprano in-motion delivery, the operator can target these hairs, by safely delivering the laser energy required to treat them.

Clinical studies show optimal fat quality after harvesting for autologous fat transfer

Yes, like all liposuction devices we have a set of tubes and a fat canister should you decide to harvest fat. The only difference in BeautiFill is that you also need a laser fiber.

Yes, we offer a big variety of cannulas that you can use with BeautiFill (2-5MM, basket and double-mercedes).

The viability of fat is only one factor out of many others that influences the survival rate of the fat graft. We are giving the best viability but from there it is also a matter of other factors (nutrition, weight, physical activities, age, etc.)

Beautifill system is using energy that help to tighten the superficial layer under the skin. This helps the area to be more tightened than a mechanical method.

Yes it can, the suction power can adapt to different areas in the body from the submental to the thighs.

The Beautifill uses a selective energy source that influence mainly water and not fat. The fat is sucked out before it can be harmed and therefore, we have high viability of the fat cells.

Both combine ultrasound and radiofrequency for body contouring and skin tightening and neither uses per-treatment consumables. Accent Prime is the established platform with the wider applicator range, covering face and body contouring, skin tightening and cellulite in one system. Alma PrimeX is the newer, body-focused platform built around Alma’s UltraWave ultrasound technology, designed for larger areas and shorter treatment times.

A clinic that wants one device for face and body usually chooses Accent Prime; a clinic building a body-contouring menu with high throughput usually chooses PrimeX. Your Alma representative can compare applicators against your treatment list.

Yes. Radiofrequency and ultrasound for cellulite and circumference reduction are documented in peer-reviewed studies, and the Accent platform family has published clinical work behind its body applicators. Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX are included in the ARTG. Cellulite responds gradually, so the evidence and Alma’s protocols both point to a course of sessions with photographs at baseline and at review rather than a single treatment.

No. Both energies are delivered as a warming, massage-like movement over the treatment area, and patients typically describe the session as comfortable, sometimes relaxing. There is no anaesthetic, no downtime and no restriction on normal activity afterwards; mild redness or warmth settles within an hour or two. This comfort is one of the reasons cellulite courses rebook well: a 30 to 45 minute treatment a patient can have in a lunch break.

Alma PrimeX. Its UltraWave ultrasound and UniPolar radiofrequency applicators cover both parts of cellulite, the fat beneath and the skin above, on one console. Accent Prime, its predecessor, treats cellulite the same way and remains available and supported in Australia. Both are non-invasive and need no consumables.

Ultrasound and radiofrequency together. On Alma PrimeX and Accent Prime, the ultrasound applicators disrupt the fat that pushes against the skin, and the UniPolar radiofrequency applicator heats the dermis and the fibrous septae to tighten and smooth the surface. Treating both layers in one session is what separates a combined platform from a single-energy cellulite device, and it is why Alma clinics typically run cellulite as a course of sessions on thighs and buttocks with no downtime and no consumables.

Both combine ultrasound and radiofrequency for body contouring and skin tightening and neither uses per-treatment consumables. Accent Prime is the established platform with the wider applicator range, covering face and body contouring, skin tightening and cellulite in one system. Alma PrimeX is the newer, body-focused platform built around Alma’s UltraWave ultrasound technology, designed for larger areas and shorter treatment times.

A clinic that wants one device for face and body usually chooses Accent Prime; a clinic building a body-contouring menu with high throughput usually chooses PrimeX. Your Alma representative can compare applicators against your treatment list.

The most common starting pair in Australia is Soprano for laser hair removal, which builds repeat bookings quickly, and Harmony XL Pro for skin, which adds rejuvenation, pigmentation, vascular and acne treatments from one chassis. Clinics focused on body add Alma PrimeX or Accent Prime for contouring and skin tightening; clinics focused on resurfacing add Alma Hybrid.

Because Soprano, Harmony XL Pro, Hybrid, Accent Prime and PrimeX have no per-treatment consumables, the bundle’s running cost stays low as volume grows. Alma Lasers Australia models bundles against your expected bookings and offers finance through Medfin.

Yes, UltraWave treatments can be combined with a radio frequency treatment, for ultimate body contouring results.

No, treatment with UltraWave is comfortable. Mineral oil is applied to the skin before treatment.

Treatments take 15-30 minutes. For optimal results, a series of 4-6 treatments is recommended, 1-2 weeks apart.

UltraWave is suitable for treating localized fat in the abdomen, hip, thigh, flanks and buttock areas.

UltraWave is suitable for treating patients of all skin tones. An assessment will be carried out before treatment to check for any contraindications and a reasonable BMI.

Alma Pixel CO2 is a dedicated fractional CO2 platform. It leads with the LiteScan scanner for resurfacing, tone and texture, scars and photodamage, with Focus surgical applicators available for skin doctors who also do lesion work. It is included in the ARTG under 323941.

Alma Hybrid does everything the Pixel CO2 does and adds a second laser. It fires the ablative CO2 beam and a non-ablative 1570nm beam side by side in the same grid, at a ratio you set, so one pass can combine surface renewal with deep dermal stimulation. It also carries the IMPACT applicator for ultrasound-assisted delivery of approved topicals. Both platforms offer Pixel Peel. Choose Pixel CO2 if resurfacing is the job; choose Hybrid if you want the dual-wavelength control and the wider indication range.

CO2 resurfacing carries one of the highest per-treatment values in aesthetics and needs no consumables, so after the platform is paid for the cost per case is practitioner time and disposables for aftercare. It also anchors a clinic as a skin clinic rather than a beauty room, which changes the patients you attract. The questions that decide the case are volume and operator: how many resurfacing cases you can realistically book each month, and who on your team will run them. Bring your treatment prices and booking numbers to a demo and an Alma representative will build the payback with you. Finance is available through Medfin.

A CO2 laser emits at 10,600nm, a wavelength water absorbs strongly, so it vaporises a controlled amount of tissue wherever it lands. Fractional means the beam is split into a grid of microscopic columns instead of treating the whole surface, leaving untreated skin between each column. Those bridges of intact tissue are what allow fast healing while the wound-healing response rebuilds collagen through the full treated area. On the Alma Pixel CO2 the LiteScan scanner sets the pattern, density and depth, so the same machine delivers anything from a light refresh to a deep resurfacing pass.

It depends on how aggressively you treat, which is the point of a fractional device. A light full-face fractional pass usually means two to four days of redness and flaking, comparable to sunburn, with make-up back on by around day five. A deeper pass for acne scarring or heavy photodamage runs closer to seven to ten days. Pixel Peel changes this equation: by firing the fractional beam in a randomised pattern rather than sequentially, it lengthens the thermal relaxation time between adjacent columns, so the skin holds less bulk heat and patients recover faster at the same treatment density.

A fractional CO2 laser is a Class 4 device, and who may operate one is set state by state rather than nationally. Some states require licensing or registration for Class 4 laser use and a nominated laser safety officer, others rely on documented training and a written safety plan. Most Australian clinics run CO2 with a doctor, nurse or senior therapist who has completed manufacturer clinical training. Alma Lasers Australia trains your team on site at installation and takes each clinic through the rules that apply in its state before the machine arrives. See laser and IPL regulations.

Two separate things have to be in place. First the device: Alma Hybrid is included in the ARTG under 321320, so it is lawful to supply and use in Australia. Second the operator: laser and IPL use is regulated state by state, not federally, so requirements differ depending on where your clinic is. Some states require a licence or registration for Class 4 laser use and a nominated laser safety officer, others rely on training records and a documented safety plan. In practice most clinics run Alma Hybrid with a doctor, nurse or experienced therapist who has completed Alma clinical training at installation. Alma Lasers Australia walks each clinic through the rules that apply in its state before installation. See laser and IPL regulations.

The clinical advantage is control over the balance between ablation and dermal stimulation in a single pass. Because the CO2 and 1570nm beams fire side by side in one grid at a ratio you set, HyGrid, you can give an older patient with heavy photodamage a resurfacing-weighted treatment and give a younger patient with acne scarring a stimulation-weighted one, without changing handpiece or machine. That means fewer compromises between result and downtime. Pixel Peel adds a randomised firing pattern that spreads heat over time and shortens recovery, which is the main objection patients raise to CO2 resurfacing.

Alma Hybrid is CE marked and FDA cleared. For a clinic buying in Australia the relevant listing is the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, and Alma Hybrid is included in the ARTG under 321320, the same entry as the Alma Harmony platform. Device inclusion is separate from who may operate the device: operator licensing and training requirements are set state by state. Ask an Alma representative for the current certificates for your market, and see laser and IPL regulations for the Australian rules that apply to your clinic.

Alma Hybrid is the only laser that fires an ablative CO2 beam at 10,600nm and a non-ablative 1570nm beam side by side in the same grid, with the ratio between them set by the operator. You can weight a treatment towards surface renewal or towards deep dermal stimulation, or fire the two wavelengths sequentially, all from the same handpiece. Pixel Peel fires the fractional beam in a randomised pattern, which lengthens thermal relaxation time between adjacent columns and reduces downtime for the patient. The IMPACT applicator then uses ultrasound to drive approved topical preparations into freshly treated skin.

Alma Hybrid is used for skin resurfacing and tone and texture correction, acne scars and surgical or traumatic scars, wrinkles and photodamage, stretch marks, pigmentation, and skin tightening. With the HyLight applicator the CO2 laser can also be used alone for soft tissue surgery, including ablation, vaporisation, excision, incision and coagulation, which is why skin doctors and dermatologists use it as well as aesthetic clinics. The IMPACT applicator adds ultrasound-assisted delivery of approved topical preparations immediately after resurfacing.

Alma Pixel CO2 is supplied with the LiteScan scanner, which is the applicator used for the large majority of clinic treatments, covering resurfacing, tone and texture, scars and photodamage. Focus surgical applicators are available for skin doctors performing lesion removal and soft tissue work. Your configuration is set with an Alma representative based on the treatments your clinic intends to offer.

The Pixel Co2 comes in 2 options- 30W and 70W. both can be used for Dermatology and Gynecology but with different protocols.

The Pixel Co2 has a the scanner and the I-Roller applicators that can treat the stretch marks. The I-roller is a patented applicators that will enable you to treat big surface areas within minutes.

Yes, the system applicators enables you to treat GYN and Plastic patients.

The Pixel Co2 is using the Pixel patent in order to shoot all fractionated beams at the same time. This enables the doctor to get a thermal effect that can bring more treatment options for the doctor and patients.

Pixel Co2 has many optional applicators. From cutting applicators, to scanning applicators and Non-ablative ones.

Yes, DermaClear can be used on the chest and back.

A DermaClear treatment can benefit aging, tired and dull skin, and is also highly effective for acne-prone oily skin.

There are three dedicated solutions, one for each step in the treatment. In addition, a cleaning solution is provided for hygienic cleaning of the device between treatments.

DermaClear features a 360° rotating tip that performs powerful vacuum-assisted hydradermabrasion for simultaneous chemical and physical peeling, extraction of impurities, and highly-effective penetration of solutions into the skin.

The patient will see great results after the first session. We encourage the patients to undergo a DermaClear treatments as regular maintenance, and highly reccomend a treatment every 3-4 weeks.

The system is very operator friendly and safe to use. We offer in depth trainings, and have a wide range of clinical and practical information to assist you with all the information you need.

Absolutley. We have found the optimal results can be reached by using the DermaClear as a Pre/Post treatment, and combning it with other technologies such as lasers, IPL’s and cosmesusticals. The combination is safe effective, and highly reccomended.

Depending on the selected flow rate, each DermaClear solution will allow 5 treatments. Thus, allowing a faster ROI, and reducing ongoing consumable prices.

DermaClear is a 3-in-1 advanced hydradermabrasion platform that
extract, cleanses & hydrates, with a unique 360° rotating tip and powerful suction.
DermaClear is an outstanding standalone treatment, as well as a must-have pre-treatment solution used to prepare skin for various skin rejuvenation treatments and a diverse range of skin procedures. This is undoubtedly the most effective platform available on the market today.

Sexual wellness is one of the fastest growing segments in aesthetic practice, and Alma Duo is a purpose-built platform for it rather than an adapted skin device. It treats male erectile function using low-intensity acoustic shockwave. For a clinic the appeal is a discreet, non-surgical, no-downtime treatment sold as a course, delivered by trained staff in a standard consulting room, that reaches a patient group most aesthetic clinics never see. Talk to an Alma representative about scope of practice and which clinicians in your state can deliver these treatments.

Alma Duo uses low-intensity acoustic shockwaves rather than laser. A handpiece delivers pulses of acoustic energy into the target tissue, which triggers the body’s own repair response and encourages the formation of new microvasculature. Because erectile function depends heavily on blood flow, improving that vascular supply is the mechanism the treatment relies on. Sessions are performed in the clinic, take around fifteen minutes, need no anaesthetic and no downtime, and a course is normally six sessions over a few weeks.

Low-intensity shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction has been studied in randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses over more than a decade, with improvements in erectile function scores reported most consistently for men with mild to moderate erectile dysfunction of vascular origin. Alma Duo applies that therapy with a focused applicator and a standardised protocol. Patient selection matters, and the device is used under the direction of a healthcare professional. Alma Lasers Australia provides the clinical references and training to clinics that install Duo, and can arrange a demonstration for practices considering adding sexual wellness to their offering.

The standard Alma Duo protocol is six sessions of about 15 minutes each, scheduled twice a week over three weeks. Some patients notice change during the course; studies of low-intensity shockwave therapy for vasculogenic erectile dysfunction have reported improvements that persist for months after the course finishes, and some clinics offer a maintenance session later. Results vary between patients, and the treating clinician sets the plan after assessment. For a clinic, the short session time and the absence of consumables make it a treatment that fits comfortably between other appointments.

Alma Duo uses focused low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy, usually shortened to LI-ESWT. A handheld applicator delivers focused acoustic pulses to the penile tissue. In the published literature this is associated with improved blood flow through the stimulation of new microvasculature, which is why it is used for erectile dysfunction with a vascular cause. The treatment is non-invasive, needs no anaesthetic or needles, and a session takes about 15 minutes. Because it is mechanical energy rather than light or radiofrequency, it suits a broad range of patients; the treating clinician screens for contraindications at consultation.

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.

In the published comparisons, yes on comfort and burns, with equal hair reduction against high-fluence diode treatment. 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.

Alma platforms record treatment parameters and applicator usage on the device, and your Alma representative can help a clinic review utilisation, applicator life and service history as part of regular account reviews. Alma Lasers Australia uses this to advise on when an additional applicator or a second platform would pay for itself, and to plan preventive maintenance.

Ask your representative for a utilisation review if you want to understand how a device is performing against your booking volume.

Describe outcomes as ranges over a course, not a single-session transformation. Laser hair removal reduces hair over several sessions because hair grows in cycles; skin treatments improve tone and texture gradually; body contouring shows change over weeks as the body responds. Photographs should be the clinic’s own, with the treatment and interval stated, and patients should be told that results vary and that suitability is assessed at consultation.

This honest framing is also what Australian advertising rules for regulated health services expect. Alma Lasers Australia provides consultation guidance with its clinical training.

Regional clinics often see the strongest utilisation because there are fewer competing providers and patients travel less for treatment. A single multi-application chassis such as Harmony XL Pro, or a Soprano hair removal platform with repeat bookings, can carry several treatment lines without the space or staffing of a city clinic. No per-treatment consumables on the core platforms means margin per session does not shrink as bookings grow.

Alma Lasers Australia models utilisation and payback for each clinic rather than quoting a generic figure, and supports regional clinics with the same training and service as metropolitan ones.

Alma platforms are supported by peer-reviewed clinical studies and by the ARTG inclusion of the devices supplied by Alma Lasers Australia. Clinics can read the published studies by platform or browse the clinical resources library on this website, request study summaries from their Alma representative, and attend Alma Academy sessions where Australian practitioners present protocols and case series for local skin types.

Alma Lasers Australia is building an Australian case library with clinics that agree to share anonymised before-and-after series. Clinics interested in contributing can contact their representative.

The most common starting pair in Australia is Soprano for laser hair removal, which builds repeat bookings quickly, and Harmony XL Pro for skin, which adds rejuvenation, pigmentation, vascular and acne treatments from one chassis. Clinics focused on body add Alma PrimeX or Accent Prime for contouring and skin tightening; clinics focused on resurfacing add Alma Hybrid.

Because Soprano, Harmony XL Pro, Hybrid, Accent Prime and PrimeX have no per-treatment consumables, the bundle’s running cost stays low as volume grows. Alma Lasers Australia models bundles against your expected bookings and offers finance through Medfin.

Soprano combines wavelengths including 1064 nm, which is the wavelength used for hair removal on darker skin, and its in-motion delivery heats the follicle gradually with contact cooling, which lowers the risk of surface heating. For skin rejuvenation on darker skin, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift works below the surface without ablating it. Alma Lasers Australia trains practitioners on protocols for Fitzpatrick IV to VI, including test patches, fluence selection and sun-exposure history, which matters in Australia’s high-UV environment.

Suitability is always assessed by the treating practitioner.

Every installation includes on-site clinical training by Alma’s Australian clinical team, protocol guides for each applicator, and follow-up training when a clinic adds staff or applicators. Ongoing education runs through Alma Academy: in-house workshops, advanced masterclasses and hands-on sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Service engineers, applicator support and loan arrangements are handled from Australia, and each clinic has a named Alma representative. Clinics can request refresher training at any time.

It depends on the platform and how it is set. Non-ablative treatments such as Harmony XL Pro ClearLift typically have no visible downtime beyond mild redness. Alma Opus fractional plasma usually involves a few days of redness and light peeling. Alma Hybrid ranges from a short recovery when the 1570 nm laser dominates to several days of redness, swelling and crusting when the CO2 component is set deeper.

Clinics should quote a range, not a single day count, and explain that a deeper single session and a lighter course are both valid ways to reach a result. Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers how to set expectations for each protocol.

Alma Hybrid is the usual choice: the CO2 and 1570 nm lasers can be combined so the practitioner treats scar texture while keeping recovery time manageable, and the treatment can be repeated in a course. For patients who need no visible downtime, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift non-ablative applicator treats below the surface and is often used between or instead of resurfacing sessions.

Suitability is assessed by the treating practitioner. Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on both pathways.

Yes. Alma Lasers Australia installs every device, trains the clinic’s practitioners, and provides service and applicator support from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More than 450 clinics across Australia and New Zealand run Alma technology, and New Zealand clinics are supported from Sydney.

Training covers protocols for Australian skin types and sun exposure, and ongoing clinical education is available through Alma Academy events.

Devices imported outside Alma’s Australian channel (grey imports) are not covered by Alma Lasers Australia warranty and may not match the Australian ARTG entry, software or applicator versions. Service and parts for these units are assessed case by case and may not be available.

Pre-owned Alma devices sold through Alma Lasers Australia are inspected, serviced and supplied with a warranty and training, so a clinic gets the lower entry price without losing support. Ask your representative about current demo and pre-owned stock.

Genuine Alma systems in Australia are supplied, installed and supported by Alma Lasers Australia, Alma’s own local company. They carry an Alma serial number that is registered with Alma, are included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), and come with manufacturer warranty, Alma clinical training and local service.

Clinics can confirm a serial number with their Alma representative before purchasing a device from any other source. Read the full guide: how to tell a genuine Alma device from a lookalike. Patients can ask the clinic to show the Alma serial plate on the device and which Alma platform is being used.

Harmony XL Pro is a single platform that runs many applicators, so a clinic can start with the applications it books most, for example ClearLift for skin rejuvenation and Dye-VL for pigmentation and vascular lesions, and add applicators later as the treatment menu grows. One chassis, one training pathway and one service relationship cover a wide range of skin indications, which keeps capital spread across more billable treatments.

Alma Lasers Australia installs and trains on every applicator and can advise which combination suits your patient mix.

Most Alma platforms sold in Australia run without per-treatment consumables. Alma Soprano (Titanium, ICE Platinum, ICE), Harmony XL Pro applicators, Alma Hybrid, Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX do not need single-use tips, cartridges, pulse cards or proprietary gels for each patient. The clinic’s ongoing costs are the applicator’s rated life, standard servicing and ordinary clinic supplies such as ultrasound gel.

Two Alma applications do use consumables: Alma Opus (treatment tips) and DermaClear (treatment solutions). Both are stated on their product pages. Alma Lasers Australia can prepare a cost-per-treatment worksheet for your expected booking volume. See what an aesthetic laser really costs to run.

AFT (Advanced Fluorescence Technology) is Alma’s form of IPL, delivered on Alma Harmony through the Iris Dye-VL applicator for pigmentation and vascular lesions (Dye-VL on Harmony XL Pro). A standard IPL flashlamp emits a broad spectrum and then discards the short wavelengths with a cut-off filter, which wastes energy and forces higher peak power to reach the target. AFT adds a fluorescent conversion layer that recycles those short wavelengths into the therapeutic band instead of discarding them, so more usable light reaches the target at lower peak power, with a flatter spectrum and consistent output pulse to pulse. Equal Distribution of Fluence holds the energy steady across the pulse rather than spiking at the start. Together these are what make Iris Dye-VL comfortable and repeatable across skin types I to VI. Alma Harmony is included in the ARTG (321320), with training and service from Alma Lasers Australia.

Yes. Harmony runs from one touchscreen with preset protocols for every applicator, so a trained therapist selects the indication, the skin type and the applicator, and the system loads safe starting parameters. A quick-reference guide sits on the machine for recommended settings. Two applicator ports stay connected at the same time, so combination treatments do not need a hardware swap mid-session, and the interface does not change as you add applicators later. Alma Lasers Australia trains your team on site at installation.

Alma skin rejuvenation works by placing controlled energy in the dermis so the skin rebuilds collagen and elastin, without removing the surface. On Alma Harmony there are two main routes. ClearLift Pro uses Q-switched nanosecond pulses to create a photoacoustic effect below an intact epidermis, which is why it is used as a no-downtime treatment. ClearSkin Pro and the non-ablative applicators heat the dermis directly while the tip cools the surface. Harmony Bio-Boost combines these into a biostimulation protocol for tone, firmness and radiance.

It depends on whether you buy a single-purpose machine or a platform. Tattoo removal is a repeat-visit treatment, usually six to twelve sessions per patient, so it produces predictable rebooking. On Alma Harmony the Q-switched applicator is one module on a platform that also treats pigmented lesions, vascular lesions, acne, scars and skin rejuvenation, so the same capital serves several revenue lines instead of one. Ask an Alma representative for a payback model built on your own patient numbers. Finance is available through Medfin.

Five things separate profitable tattoo removal from complaint-heavy tattoo removal in a small clinic.

1. Photograph and consent every tattoo before the first pass, including ink colours, age of the tattoo and any previous removal attempts.
2. Test patch first on a small area and review at 24 to 48 hours, particularly on Fitzpatrick IV to VI.
3. Space sessions six to eight weeks apart so the immune system has time to clear the fragmented ink. Treating sooner does not speed up clearance.
4. Quote a course, never a single session. Most tattoos need six to twelve passes and patients who expect one will be disappointed.
5. Book removal into quiet clinic hours. Sessions are short, so tattoo work fills gaps between longer skin appointments.

Alma Lasers Australia trains your team on protocol selection and endpoint recognition at installation.

Alma removes tattoos with a Q-switched Nd:YAG applicator, ClearLift Pro on the Alma Harmony platform. It fires nanosecond pulses that are absorbed by the ink particles far faster than the surrounding skin can heat, so the ink shatters into fragments small enough for the body to clear over the following weeks. Two wavelengths, 1064nm and 532nm, let one applicator treat dark inks and red or orange inks.

Two on the Harmony platform: Dye-VL, Alma’s AFT (intense pulsed light) applicator filtered to 500 to 600 nm for facial redness, rosacea, diffuse telangiectasia and port wine stains, and a long-pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser for deeper or larger vessels, leg veins and darker skin types where light-based treatment is unsuitable. Most Australian clinics run both from one Alma Harmony console: Dye-VL for the face at volume, Nd:YAG for the vessels Dye-VL cannot reach.

Harmony provides a clear and simple graphical user-interface, which makes it easy to use. It also comes with a quick-reference guide making it easy to find the recommended parameters for each indication.

Yes, we recommend purchasing the system and a selection of applicators as a bundle, which will most suitably answer your customers’ needs. Popular bundles may include, for example, 2 laser applicators and 2 IPL applicators, or 3 lasers and 1-2 IPL applicators.

The Harmony system is your one-stop-shop, all-inclusive solution for a wide range of aesthetic needs. It is designed to treat a variety of indications and easily combine technologies.

The Harmony system is modular as each technology is contained in a designated applicator. The system is upgradable and expandable, allowing you to expand your clinical offerings as your practice grows.

No, the system requires no cunsumables.

• Harmony can treat a wide spectrum of indications, including:
• Skin Resurfacing, Tone & texture
• Skin remodeling & lifting
• Vascular lesions
• Pigmented lesions & Tattoos
• Hair removal
• Acne and acne scars

Harmony includes a variety of ablative and non-ablative lasers, IPL, and near-infrared.

The technologies available on the Harmony include: Q-Switched Nd:YAG 1064nm and KTP 532nm laser; High-power long-pulse Nd:YAG 1064nm laser; Non-ablative Er:Glass 1540nm laser; Ablative Er:YAG 2940nm laser; Advanced Fluorescent Technology (IPL) with a variety of spectra: Cooled: 450-600nm, 500-600nm, 550-650nm, 700-950nm; Non-cooled: 420-950nm, 570-950; and Near-Infrared (NIR) 1000-1500nm (peak at 1300nm).

• Harmony is a powerful and versatile treatment solution for a wide range of aesthetic needs.
• It offers a full spectrum of technologies, applicators, tips and treatment methods that achieve outstanding results.
• Harmony is in tune with today’s personalized approach, enabling intelligent and patient-centric treatments that lead to enhanced results.

Yes. Intense pulsed light and long-pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG are the standard, extensively published technologies for vascular lesions, and Alma’s Dye-VL and Nd:YAG applicators on Harmony carry their own clinical studies. For the eye area, radiofrequency tightening and plasma resurfacing are both documented in peer-reviewed work, and Opus has published comparisons showing results equivalent to fractional ablative laser with shorter downtime. Harmony, Accent Prime and Opus are included in the ARTG, and Alma Lasers Australia supplies the references with training.

Yes. Accent Prime carries a small UniPolar radiofrequency applicator for periorbital tightening and a Microplasma (Pixel RF) applicator for texture and fine lines around the eyes. Because both are radiofrequency rather than laser, the area can be treated up to the orbital rim with appropriate eye protection and without the laser-specific restrictions. For clinics whose eye-area demand is mainly crepey skin and fine lines, Alma Opus, the plasma and radiofrequency platform, is the other Alma option and is used on the eyelids themselves.

Alma Hybrid is the first choice for surgical scars in most Alma clinics because it delivers fractional CO2 and a 1570 nm non-ablative laser in one pass, so the practitioner can remodel scar collagen at depth while keeping surface downtime short, and can tune the mix per session as the scar matures. Harmony XL Pro adds the vascular applicators (Dye-VL, long-pulsed 1064 nm) for red or purple scars and ClearLift for post-surgical scars on darker skin, where a fractional Q-switched 1064 nm laser was shown safe and effective (Akerman et al., Lasers in Medical Science, 2021). Alma Opus fractional plasma improved non-hypertrophic post-burn scars in a 95-patient prospective series (Wang, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2017). Clinics generally start once the wound has closed, typically six to twelve weeks after surgery, and treat over a course; keloids need combined medical management. Patient-facing summary with a case image: laser for surgical scars; all papers on the clinical evidence page.

Describe outcomes as ranges over a course, not a single-session transformation. Laser hair removal reduces hair over several sessions because hair grows in cycles; skin treatments improve tone and texture gradually; body contouring shows change over weeks as the body responds. Photographs should be the clinic’s own, with the treatment and interval stated, and patients should be told that results vary and that suitability is assessed at consultation.

This honest framing is also what Australian advertising rules for regulated health services expect. Alma Lasers Australia provides consultation guidance with its clinical training.

Alma platforms are supported by peer-reviewed clinical studies and by the ARTG inclusion of the devices supplied by Alma Lasers Australia. Clinics can read the published studies by platform or browse the clinical resources library on this website, request study summaries from their Alma representative, and attend Alma Academy sessions where Australian practitioners present protocols and case series for local skin types.

Alma Lasers Australia is building an Australian case library with clinics that agree to share anonymised before-and-after series. Clinics interested in contributing can contact their representative.

They answer different questions. Alma Opus uses fractional plasma to resurface and tighten with a short recovery, and it is often chosen by clinics whose patients want texture, fine lines and laxity treated with a few days of downtime. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser, so the practitioner can dial from a light treatment up to deep resurfacing for scars and significant sun damage on the same platform.

Clinics with a strong scar and resurfacing menu usually choose Hybrid; clinics adding resurfacing to a broader aesthetic menu often start with Opus. Note that Opus uses treatment tips as a consumable while Hybrid does not. Alma Lasers Australia can arrange a demonstration of both.

Every installation includes on-site clinical training by Alma’s Australian clinical team, protocol guides for each applicator, and follow-up training when a clinic adds staff or applicators. Ongoing education runs through Alma Academy: in-house workshops, advanced masterclasses and hands-on sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Service engineers, applicator support and loan arrangements are handled from Australia, and each clinic has a named Alma representative. Clinics can request refresher training at any time.

It depends on the platform and how it is set. Non-ablative treatments such as Harmony XL Pro ClearLift typically have no visible downtime beyond mild redness. Alma Opus fractional plasma usually involves a few days of redness and light peeling. Alma Hybrid ranges from a short recovery when the 1570 nm laser dominates to several days of redness, swelling and crusting when the CO2 component is set deeper.

Clinics should quote a range, not a single day count, and explain that a deeper single session and a lighter course are both valid ways to reach a result. Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers how to set expectations for each protocol.

Alma Hybrid is the usual choice: the CO2 and 1570 nm lasers can be combined so the practitioner treats scar texture while keeping recovery time manageable, and the treatment can be repeated in a course. For patients who need no visible downtime, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift non-ablative applicator treats below the surface and is often used between or instead of resurfacing sessions.

Suitability is assessed by the treating practitioner. Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on both pathways.

Yes. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser in one system, and the practitioner sets the balance between the two for each patient. That means a clinic can offer a lighter treatment with short downtime for a patient who cannot take time off, or a deeper resurfacing session for scars and texture, on the same platform.

For Australian patients this matters because pigment risk and sun exposure often argue for a staged, moderate approach rather than the most aggressive single session. Hybrid is designed for that staged approach.

Yes. Alma Lasers Australia installs every device, trains the clinic’s practitioners, and provides service and applicator support from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More than 450 clinics across Australia and New Zealand run Alma technology, and New Zealand clinics are supported from Sydney.

Training covers protocols for Australian skin types and sun exposure, and ongoing clinical education is available through Alma Academy events.

Genuine Alma systems in Australia are supplied, installed and supported by Alma Lasers Australia, Alma’s own local company. They carry an Alma serial number that is registered with Alma, are included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), and come with manufacturer warranty, Alma clinical training and local service.

Clinics can confirm a serial number with their Alma representative before purchasing a device from any other source. Read the full guide: how to tell a genuine Alma device from a lookalike. Patients can ask the clinic to show the Alma serial plate on the device and which Alma platform is being used.

Most Alma platforms sold in Australia run without per-treatment consumables. Alma Soprano (Titanium, ICE Platinum, ICE), Harmony XL Pro applicators, Alma Hybrid, Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX do not need single-use tips, cartridges, pulse cards or proprietary gels for each patient. The clinic’s ongoing costs are the applicator’s rated life, standard servicing and ordinary clinic supplies such as ultrasound gel.

Two Alma applications do use consumables: Alma Opus (treatment tips) and DermaClear (treatment solutions). Both are stated on their product pages. Alma Lasers Australia can prepare a cost-per-treatment worksheet for your expected booking volume. See what an aesthetic laser really costs to run.

Two separate things have to be in place. First the device: Alma Hybrid is included in the ARTG under 321320, so it is lawful to supply and use in Australia. Second the operator: laser and IPL use is regulated state by state, not federally, so requirements differ depending on where your clinic is. Some states require a licence or registration for Class 4 laser use and a nominated laser safety officer, others rely on training records and a documented safety plan. In practice most clinics run Alma Hybrid with a doctor, nurse or experienced therapist who has completed Alma clinical training at installation. Alma Lasers Australia walks each clinic through the rules that apply in its state before installation. See laser and IPL regulations.

The clinical advantage is control over the balance between ablation and dermal stimulation in a single pass. Because the CO2 and 1570nm beams fire side by side in one grid at a ratio you set, HyGrid, you can give an older patient with heavy photodamage a resurfacing-weighted treatment and give a younger patient with acne scarring a stimulation-weighted one, without changing handpiece or machine. That means fewer compromises between result and downtime. Pixel Peel adds a randomised firing pattern that spreads heat over time and shortens recovery, which is the main objection patients raise to CO2 resurfacing.

Alma Hybrid is CE marked and FDA cleared. For a clinic buying in Australia the relevant listing is the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, and Alma Hybrid is included in the ARTG under 321320, the same entry as the Alma Harmony platform. Device inclusion is separate from who may operate the device: operator licensing and training requirements are set state by state. Ask an Alma representative for the current certificates for your market, and see laser and IPL regulations for the Australian rules that apply to your clinic.

Alma Hybrid is the only laser that fires an ablative CO2 beam at 10,600nm and a non-ablative 1570nm beam side by side in the same grid, with the ratio between them set by the operator. You can weight a treatment towards surface renewal or towards deep dermal stimulation, or fire the two wavelengths sequentially, all from the same handpiece. Pixel Peel fires the fractional beam in a randomised pattern, which lengthens thermal relaxation time between adjacent columns and reduces downtime for the patient. The IMPACT applicator then uses ultrasound to drive approved topical preparations into freshly treated skin.

Alma Hybrid is used for skin resurfacing and tone and texture correction, acne scars and surgical or traumatic scars, wrinkles and photodamage, stretch marks, pigmentation, and skin tightening. With the HyLight applicator the CO2 laser can also be used alone for soft tissue surgery, including ablation, vaporisation, excision, incision and coagulation, which is why skin doctors and dermatologists use it as well as aesthetic clinics. The IMPACT applicator adds ultrasound-assisted delivery of approved topical preparations immediately after resurfacing.

This device features dual laser with a unique lasing pattern in a side by-side grid for both wavelengths.

Since each country has different regulations on the subject, please refer to your local regulations regarding the operation of medical devices.

Yes. Alma Hybrid is CE marked and FDA approved.

Yes. Please refer to the Clinical Resources section above

Yes. Using the CO₂ laser alone with the HyLight applicator will enable you to perform a variety of surgical applications, such as ablation, vaporization, excision, incision, and
coagulation of soft tissue.

The ThermoTight applicator is used with low power CO2 laser beam delivery, for dermal heating. It creates a thermal effect as it has a unique defocus lens that
prevents ablation. It was designed to provide gentle and pleasant heat for the treatment of skin laxity. The treatment is monitored by an external thermometer.

The Alma Hybrid system with the Impact applicator is intended to create acoustic pressure above the skin for trans-epidermal delivery of cosmeceuticals products into the skin. This delivery method can enhence the effect of the substances on the skin and boost my results. IMPACT is an additional step after treatment with the ProScan applicator.

The main indications of the Alma Hybrid are:
Skin resurfacing, Wrinkles, rhytids, and furrows (including fines lines and texture irregularities), Skin laxity, Scar revision (burn & traumatic),Surgical scars, Acne scars, Uneven pigmentation/ dyschromia/ pigmentation improvement, Melasma (with the fractional technology), stretch marks (striae), and many more skin conditions.

Alma Hybrid is a unique medical device that utilizes three technologies-

1. Co2 10600nm laser
2. 1570nm Fiber laser
3. IMPACT patented Ultrasound technology for Trans Epidermal Delivery

Our ProScan applicator with the HyGrid mode of action, gives you the benefit of both the lasers in one applicator, enables you to custom-program the skin ablative -non ablative ratio in a matrix of the precise proportions required to meet the unique treatment needs of each patient.

Alma Hybrid™ combines the power of ablative and non-ablative lasers for a wide range of treatments, creating a uniquely synergistic effect. These unique hybrid combination of lasers enables you to create a tailor-made treatment for a variety of indications with controled downtime to suit your patients needs and schadual.

Yes. Radiofrequency skin tightening and focused ultrasound for submental fat are both documented in peer-reviewed studies, and the Accent platform family has published clinical work on facial and neck tightening. Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX are included in the ARTG. Non-surgical contouring results are gradual, building over weeks as collagen remodels, so Alma’s protocols and the evidence both favour a course of sessions with photographs at baseline and review.

No. The same PrimeX and Accent Prime consoles carry body applicators, so a clinic buys one platform for face contouring, body contouring, cellulite and skin tightening rather than four devices. The face applicators are smaller and run at lower energy; the body applicators cover abdomen, thighs, arms and buttocks. Opus likewise treats face and body, with a larger applicator for body resurfacing and stretch marks.

Alma PrimeX, with the Alma X-Lift protocol: UniPolar radiofrequency face applicators for lifting and tightening of the jawline, lower face and neck, alongside ultrasound for submental fat. For clinics whose facial work is more resurfacing than contouring, Alma Opus is the dedicated plasma and radiofrequency platform for facial tightening and texture. The two are often installed together in Australian clinics that want a full non-surgical face menu.

Radiofrequency, ultrasound and microplasma, used at lower energies and with smaller applicators than the body equivalents. On Alma PrimeX and Accent Prime, focused ultrasound reduces small fat deposits such as under the chin and along the jaw, UniPolar radiofrequency tightens the skin of the lower face and neck (the Alma X-Lift protocol on PrimeX), and Microplasma refines texture. Alma Opus adds plasma and radiofrequency tightening for the face. All are non-invasive and need no consumables.

No limitations

Treatment of fine lines
Skin rejuvenation
Skin resurfacing

Proprietary high-frequency energy (40.68 MHz), Current is released through pins with high voltage, when in close proximity to the skin, the energy discharges creating plasma resulting in microablative wounds together with a thermal effect.

The Impact HP is one of Alma’s patent – a fractionally resonance sonotrode- a special structure that creates acoustic pressure inside the treated biological tissue

Preliminary perforation of the skin with the RF Pixel and Active transport of the cosmeceuticals with the Impact.

Alma’s solution for feminine health uses patented Pixel CO2 technology, that incorporates a gentle laser with a strong thermal effect.

The treatment is fast with some mild discomfort.

Yes, it is recommended to get a vaginal examination including PAP smear by a gynecologist before treatment.

Depending on your symptoms and their severity 2-3 treatments are recommended initially.

Alma Hybrid is the first choice for surgical scars in most Alma clinics because it delivers fractional CO2 and a 1570 nm non-ablative laser in one pass, so the practitioner can remodel scar collagen at depth while keeping surface downtime short, and can tune the mix per session as the scar matures. Harmony XL Pro adds the vascular applicators (Dye-VL, long-pulsed 1064 nm) for red or purple scars and ClearLift for post-surgical scars on darker skin, where a fractional Q-switched 1064 nm laser was shown safe and effective (Akerman et al., Lasers in Medical Science, 2021). Alma Opus fractional plasma improved non-hypertrophic post-burn scars in a 95-patient prospective series (Wang, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2017). Clinics generally start once the wound has closed, typically six to twelve weeks after surgery, and treat over a course; keloids need combined medical management. Patient-facing summary with a case image: laser for surgical scars; all papers on the clinical evidence page.

Describe outcomes as ranges over a course, not a single-session transformation. Laser hair removal reduces hair over several sessions because hair grows in cycles; skin treatments improve tone and texture gradually; body contouring shows change over weeks as the body responds. Photographs should be the clinic’s own, with the treatment and interval stated, and patients should be told that results vary and that suitability is assessed at consultation.

This honest framing is also what Australian advertising rules for regulated health services expect. Alma Lasers Australia provides consultation guidance with its clinical training.

They answer different questions. Alma Opus uses fractional plasma to resurface and tighten with a short recovery, and it is often chosen by clinics whose patients want texture, fine lines and laxity treated with a few days of downtime. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser, so the practitioner can dial from a light treatment up to deep resurfacing for scars and significant sun damage on the same platform.

Clinics with a strong scar and resurfacing menu usually choose Hybrid; clinics adding resurfacing to a broader aesthetic menu often start with Opus. Note that Opus uses treatment tips as a consumable while Hybrid does not. Alma Lasers Australia can arrange a demonstration of both.

Every installation includes on-site clinical training by Alma’s Australian clinical team, protocol guides for each applicator, and follow-up training when a clinic adds staff or applicators. Ongoing education runs through Alma Academy: in-house workshops, advanced masterclasses and hands-on sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Service engineers, applicator support and loan arrangements are handled from Australia, and each clinic has a named Alma representative. Clinics can request refresher training at any time.

It depends on the platform and how it is set. Non-ablative treatments such as Harmony XL Pro ClearLift typically have no visible downtime beyond mild redness. Alma Opus fractional plasma usually involves a few days of redness and light peeling. Alma Hybrid ranges from a short recovery when the 1570 nm laser dominates to several days of redness, swelling and crusting when the CO2 component is set deeper.

Clinics should quote a range, not a single day count, and explain that a deeper single session and a lighter course are both valid ways to reach a result. Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers how to set expectations for each protocol.

Alma Opus is a plasma and radiofrequency resurfacing platform for face and body, not a laser. It carries two kinds of applicator on one system: thermal RF for patients who want visible improvement with no downtime, and fractional plasma RF for patients who accept a few days of recovery in exchange for a stronger result. That range is why clinics buy it. One platform holds the cautious patient and the ambitious one, treats full-face rejuvenation, fine lines, sagging skin, periorbital laxity and stretch marks, and the combination of both applicators in a single session is where many of the best outcomes come from.

In published comparisons of fractional plasma against fractional ablative laser, the clinical results were equivalent and the downtime with Opus was shorter. That does not make CO2 redundant: deep acne scarring and heavy photodamage remain CO2 territory, and Alma sells both platforms. It means that for the large middle of the resurfacing market, texture, fine lines, mild laxity and general rejuvenation, Opus reaches the same endpoint with patients back in circulation sooner. Clinics that own both typically use Opus as the volume resurfacing tool and reserve CO2 for the heavier cases.

Yes, and this is one of the main reasons clinics choose it. Because Opus delivers plasma and radiofrequency rather than laser light, the periorbital area is far simpler to treat than on a CO2 platform, where the laser eye-shield workflow makes upper and lower eyelids awkward. Practitioners can work close to the lash line with a cleaner clinical routine. Eyelid and periorbital tightening is one of the most requested treatments in Australian clinics and one of the hardest to deliver well, so this matters commercially as much as clinically.

The typical buyer is a doctor and Opus usually lands first in doctor-led clinics, but it is not a doctor-only device. Its protocols are structured enough that, with training and experience, treatment can be delegated to other clinical staff over time, which is what lets a clinic scale the treatment rather than bottleneck it on one practitioner. Because Opus is a plasma and radiofrequency device rather than a laser, the operator rules differ from Class 4 laser rules and vary by state. Alma Lasers Australia takes each clinic through what applies before installation and trains the team on site.

Full-face rejuvenation and full resurfacing, fine lines, sagging skin, periorbital and eyelid laxity, and body indications including stretch marks. Face and body applicators run from the same platform. Patients who want no downtime are treated with the thermal RF applicator; patients who accept a few days of recovery for a stronger result are treated with fractional plasma RF, and many protocols combine the two in one session.

Visible results are achieved just one treatment, optimal results in 2-3 treatments.

The treatment does not require any special skills or a long training time.
The device is very intuitive to operate.

A full-face can be completed with multiple passes in just 10-15 minutes.

Faster results with less downtime then ablative laser

Yes, Alma’s proprietary Phase Shifter depth control technology enables the user to treat four different depths of tissue, from deep dermis to hypodermis.

All instructions appear on guide book supplied with the device. In addition, the Alma local team will be at your service and provide professional support.

No, treatment is suitable for versatile skin types and age groups

• Skin resurfacing
• Skin rejuvenation
• Striae Marks
• Rhytids and wrinkles
• Scar treatment including atrophic and hypertrophic scars

Proprietary high-frequency energy (40.68 MHz), current is released through pins with high voltage, when in close proximity to the skin, the energy discharges creating plasma resulting in microablative wounds together with a thermal effect.

Alma EnRoot is comfortable, with no bleeding and no injury to the skin and scalp. It can be administered over the course of a lunch break.

Individuals with mild to moderate concerns such as: localized balding and hair thinning.

Alma EnRoot serum will protect, maintain, and fortify the hair, preventing hair loss.

Alma EnRoot is an expertly-crafted concentrated formula that combines active ingredients that work synergistically to improve hair and scalp health.

Alma platforms record treatment parameters and applicator usage on the device, and your Alma representative can help a clinic review utilisation, applicator life and service history as part of regular account reviews. Alma Lasers Australia uses this to advise on when an additional applicator or a second platform would pay for itself, and to plan preventive maintenance.

Ask your representative for a utilisation review if you want to understand how a device is performing against your booking volume.

Regional clinics often see the strongest utilisation because there are fewer competing providers and patients travel less for treatment. A single multi-application chassis such as Harmony XL Pro, or a Soprano hair removal platform with repeat bookings, can carry several treatment lines without the space or staffing of a city clinic. No per-treatment consumables on the core platforms means margin per session does not shrink as bookings grow.

Alma Lasers Australia models utilisation and payback for each clinic rather than quoting a generic figure, and supports regional clinics with the same training and service as metropolitan ones.

Alma platforms are supported by peer-reviewed clinical studies and by the ARTG inclusion of the devices supplied by Alma Lasers Australia. Clinics can read the published studies by platform or browse the clinical resources library on this website, request study summaries from their Alma representative, and attend Alma Academy sessions where Australian practitioners present protocols and case series for local skin types.

Alma Lasers Australia is building an Australian case library with clinics that agree to share anonymised before-and-after series. Clinics interested in contributing can contact their representative.

Both combine ultrasound and radiofrequency for body contouring and skin tightening and neither uses per-treatment consumables. Accent Prime is the established platform with the wider applicator range, covering face and body contouring, skin tightening and cellulite in one system. Alma PrimeX is the newer, body-focused platform built around Alma’s UltraWave ultrasound technology, designed for larger areas and shorter treatment times.

A clinic that wants one device for face and body usually chooses Accent Prime; a clinic building a body-contouring menu with high throughput usually chooses PrimeX. Your Alma representative can compare applicators against your treatment list.

The most common starting pair in Australia is Soprano for laser hair removal, which builds repeat bookings quickly, and Harmony XL Pro for skin, which adds rejuvenation, pigmentation, vascular and acne treatments from one chassis. Clinics focused on body add Alma PrimeX or Accent Prime for contouring and skin tightening; clinics focused on resurfacing add Alma Hybrid.

Because Soprano, Harmony XL Pro, Hybrid, Accent Prime and PrimeX have no per-treatment consumables, the bundle’s running cost stays low as volume grows. Alma Lasers Australia models bundles against your expected bookings and offers finance through Medfin.

Every installation includes on-site clinical training by Alma’s Australian clinical team, protocol guides for each applicator, and follow-up training when a clinic adds staff or applicators. Ongoing education runs through Alma Academy: in-house workshops, advanced masterclasses and hands-on sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Service engineers, applicator support and loan arrangements are handled from Australia, and each clinic has a named Alma representative. Clinics can request refresher training at any time.

Yes. Alma Lasers Australia installs every device, trains the clinic’s practitioners, and provides service and applicator support from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More than 450 clinics across Australia and New Zealand run Alma technology, and New Zealand clinics are supported from Sydney.

Training covers protocols for Australian skin types and sun exposure, and ongoing clinical education is available through Alma Academy events.

Payback depends on your booking volume, treatment prices and how many indications the platform carries, so Alma Lasers Australia models it per clinic rather than quoting a single figure. The factors that work in Alma’s favour are consistent: no per-treatment consumables on Soprano, Accent Prime, PrimeX, Harmony XL Pro and Hybrid; in-motion hair removal that covers large areas within a standard appointment slot; and multi-application platforms that let one device serve several treatment menus.

Ask your Alma representative for a utilisation and payback worksheet. Equipment finance is available through Medfin.

Most Alma platforms sold in Australia run without per-treatment consumables. Alma Soprano (Titanium, ICE Platinum, ICE), Harmony XL Pro applicators, Alma Hybrid, Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX do not need single-use tips, cartridges, pulse cards or proprietary gels for each patient. The clinic’s ongoing costs are the applicator’s rated life, standard servicing and ordinary clinic supplies such as ultrasound gel.

Two Alma applications do use consumables: Alma Opus (treatment tips) and DermaClear (treatment solutions). Both are stated on their product pages. Alma Lasers Australia can prepare a cost-per-treatment worksheet for your expected booking volume. See what an aesthetic laser really costs to run.

Both are current Alma body and face platforms combining ultrasound and unipolar radiofrequency. Alma PrimeX is the newer generation: it carries applicators Accent Prime does not, most notably UltraWave, its applicator ergonomics have been refined, the platform specification has moved on, and the user interface and clinical workflow are the newer design. Accent Prime is the proven workstation with the longest protocol history and the widest installed base in Australia. Clinics wanting the latest applicator set choose PrimeX; clinics that value a platform their staff already know, or are adding a second body system beside an existing Accent Prime, often choose Accent Prime. Both are trained, serviced and supported by Alma Lasers Australia.

Alma PrimeX was built so a trained therapist, not only a doctor, can deliver it safely. Treatments run from presets by indication and area, and ReACCT adjusts energy in real time against tissue impedance, which removes most of the manual judgement older RF platforms demanded. Every installation includes on-site clinical training for your team by an Alma clinical specialist, followed by protocol support and Alma Academy sessions. Operator requirements differ from state to state in Australia, and we walk each clinic through what applies before installation. See laser and IPL regulations.

Three things. First, it delivers ultrasound and unipolar RF from one platform, so fat reduction and skin tightening happen in the same session instead of on two machines. Second, ReACCT reads tissue impedance in real time and adjusts the energy during treatment, which removes most of the manual judgement older RF platforms demanded and makes results more consistent between operators. Third, it runs without consumables, so there is no per-treatment cost after purchase. The Alma X-Lift protocol combines the SpeedSculpt and TuneFace applicators for non-invasive facial tightening, including the volume loss clinics now see in patients on weight-loss medication.

Patients typically notice tightening after the first sessions, while the collagen response driven by the RF continues to build over roughly eight to twelve weeks. Fat reduction appears gradually across a course of treatments rather than after a single visit, so results are usually assessed at the end of the course and again about three months later. The number of sessions per area depends on the indication and the patient, and your Alma clinical specialist sets the protocol with your team during installation training.

Alma PrimeX is a body contouring and skin tightening platform for clinics that combines two energies in one system: guided ultrasound for fat reduction and unipolar RF at 40.68 MHz for deep dermal heating and collagen stimulation. Seven applicators cover both face and body, so one platform treats body and facial contouring, cellulite, skin laxity, wrinkles, stretch marks, scars and skin rejuvenation, on skin types I to VI. Treatments are designed for comfort, there is no downtime, and the system uses no consumables.

Most body sculpting machines do one thing. They either reduce fat or they tighten skin. Alma PrimeX does both in the same session, pairing dual-mode guided ultrasound for fat with unipolar RF at 40.68 MHz for deep dermal heating and collagen. Its ReACCT technology reads tissue impedance and adjusts energy as it goes, so the practitioner is not guessing at settings patient by patient. Seven applicators cover face and body, and there are no consumables, so the cost per treatment after purchase is practitioner time only.

Yes, many clinics combine our technology with different options available on the market.
There are no limitations on such combinations.

Treatments vary in terms of number of visits and combine different technologies, but they all provide remarkable results after just a few short (8-30 min.) treatments, conducted over just a few weeks!

No, treatments are completely comfortable. In fact, they are comfortable, and even provide you with a pleasant heating sensation. During the treatment, your practitioner will monitor your body temperature, making sure you are comfortable, while ensuring an effective treatment.

Alma PrimeX incorporates two core technologies, Ultrasound technology (US) and Radio Frequency technology (RF), used in powerful and unique combinations to offer superior results, quickly and safely.

All combinations and protocols appear on the guide book supplied with the device. In addition, the Alma local team will be at your service and provide professional support.

The treatment does not require any special skills or a long training time.
The device is very intuitive to operate

8-40 minutes (depends on body area)

UltraWave – Creating the X-Factor:
ConeX: Focused energy for maximum results. the cone shape results in less US energy loss

Maximize: Using a vacuum feature to maintain continuous coupling between the applicator and the skin ensures maximal uniform Ultrasound delivery to the treatment area
Impulse:
Ultrasound is delivered in pulses – optimal cellulite reduction.

ReACCT: Tailor-made parameters – Automatic current control recognizes each tissue characteristic and regulates the energy accordingly.

Alma PrimeX is used to treat various areas of the body, including the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, flanks ,arms and submental

Breakthrough solution for non-invasive body contouring that combines Alma’s unique technologies Leading to never seen before results
the system’s features and three unique applicators, make it a superior and highly diverse solution that can optimally address all your body’s contouring and skin tightening needs.

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.

In the published comparisons, yes on comfort and burns, with equal hair reduction against high-fluence diode treatment. 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.

Alma platforms record treatment parameters and applicator usage on the device, and your Alma representative can help a clinic review utilisation, applicator life and service history as part of regular account reviews. Alma Lasers Australia uses this to advise on when an additional applicator or a second platform would pay for itself, and to plan preventive maintenance.

Ask your representative for a utilisation review if you want to understand how a device is performing against your booking volume.

Describe outcomes as ranges over a course, not a single-session transformation. Laser hair removal reduces hair over several sessions because hair grows in cycles; skin treatments improve tone and texture gradually; body contouring shows change over weeks as the body responds. Photographs should be the clinic’s own, with the treatment and interval stated, and patients should be told that results vary and that suitability is assessed at consultation.

This honest framing is also what Australian advertising rules for regulated health services expect. Alma Lasers Australia provides consultation guidance with its clinical training.

Regional clinics often see the strongest utilisation because there are fewer competing providers and patients travel less for treatment. A single multi-application chassis such as Harmony XL Pro, or a Soprano hair removal platform with repeat bookings, can carry several treatment lines without the space or staffing of a city clinic. No per-treatment consumables on the core platforms means margin per session does not shrink as bookings grow.

Alma Lasers Australia models utilisation and payback for each clinic rather than quoting a generic figure, and supports regional clinics with the same training and service as metropolitan ones.

Alma platforms are supported by peer-reviewed clinical studies and by the ARTG inclusion of the devices supplied by Alma Lasers Australia. Clinics can read the published studies by platform or browse the clinical resources library on this website, request study summaries from their Alma representative, and attend Alma Academy sessions where Australian practitioners present protocols and case series for local skin types.

Alma Lasers Australia is building an Australian case library with clinics that agree to share anonymised before-and-after series. Clinics interested in contributing can contact their representative.

The most common starting pair in Australia is Soprano for laser hair removal, which builds repeat bookings quickly, and Harmony XL Pro for skin, which adds rejuvenation, pigmentation, vascular and acne treatments from one chassis. Clinics focused on body add Alma PrimeX or Accent Prime for contouring and skin tightening; clinics focused on resurfacing add Alma Hybrid.

Because Soprano, Harmony XL Pro, Hybrid, Accent Prime and PrimeX have no per-treatment consumables, the bundle’s running cost stays low as volume grows. Alma Lasers Australia models bundles against your expected bookings and offers finance through Medfin.

Soprano is used year-round in Australian clinics because its gradual in-motion heating and contact cooling are designed to protect the skin surface, and the 1064 nm wavelength is selected for tanned or darker skin. That does not remove the need for judgement: practitioners assess recent sun exposure, avoid treating sunburnt skin, choose settings accordingly and ask patients to use sun protection on treated areas.

Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers these local protocols so clinics can keep treating through summer safely.

Soprano combines wavelengths including 1064 nm, which is the wavelength used for hair removal on darker skin, and its in-motion delivery heats the follicle gradually with contact cooling, which lowers the risk of surface heating. For skin rejuvenation on darker skin, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift works below the surface without ablating it. Alma Lasers Australia trains practitioners on protocols for Fitzpatrick IV to VI, including test patches, fluence selection and sun-exposure history, which matters in Australia’s high-UV environment.

Suitability is always assessed by the treating practitioner.

Every installation includes on-site clinical training by Alma’s Australian clinical team, protocol guides for each applicator, and follow-up training when a clinic adds staff or applicators. Ongoing education runs through Alma Academy: in-house workshops, advanced masterclasses and hands-on sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Service engineers, applicator support and loan arrangements are handled from Australia, and each clinic has a named Alma representative. Clinics can request refresher training at any time.

Be specific rather than absolute. Soprano’s in-motion delivery and contact cooling are designed to keep the treatment comfortable, and most patients describe warmth rather than a snapping sensation, but sensation still varies by body area, hair density, skin type and the settings chosen. Saying “designed for comfort” and “most patients find it comfortable” is accurate; promising “no pain” is not, and it sets patients up to distrust the clinic when the first session feels different from the promise.

Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on parameter selection and on explaining what a session feels like, so the patient experience matches the consultation.

Yes. Alma Lasers Australia installs every device, trains the clinic’s practitioners, and provides service and applicator support from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More than 450 clinics across Australia and New Zealand run Alma technology, and New Zealand clinics are supported from Sydney.

Training covers protocols for Australian skin types and sun exposure, and ongoing clinical education is available through Alma Academy events.

Australian clinics treat patients with year-round sun exposure, high UV and a wide range of skin types. Soprano’s in-motion technique heats the follicle gradually while contact cooling protects the skin surface, and its wavelengths include 1064 nm, which is used for darker skin types. That combination lets clinics keep treating through summer at practitioner-selected settings instead of pausing for the season.

Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on parameters for local skin types and provides service from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Devices imported outside Alma’s Australian channel (grey imports) are not covered by Alma Lasers Australia warranty and may not match the Australian ARTG entry, software or applicator versions. Service and parts for these units are assessed case by case and may not be available.

Pre-owned Alma devices sold through Alma Lasers Australia are inspected, serviced and supplied with a warranty and training, so a clinic gets the lower entry price without losing support. Ask your representative about current demo and pre-owned stock.

No. Soprano is Alma’s own hair removal technology and the name applies only to devices made by Alma Lasers. Diode machines marketed as “Soprano-style” or similar are not Alma products, are not supported by Alma Lasers Australia and are not covered by Alma’s ARTG inclusion or warranty.

The differences a clinic should check are the manufacturer of record, the ARTG entry, the availability of local clinical training and service, and whether the applicator specifications match Alma’s published data. If a price seems far below the market, ask for the serial number and verify it with Alma Lasers Australia.

Genuine Alma systems in Australia are supplied, installed and supported by Alma Lasers Australia, Alma’s own local company. They carry an Alma serial number that is registered with Alma, are included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), and come with manufacturer warranty, Alma clinical training and local service.

Clinics can confirm a serial number with their Alma representative before purchasing a device from any other source. Read the full guide: how to tell a genuine Alma device from a lookalike. Patients can ask the clinic to show the Alma serial plate on the device and which Alma platform is being used.

Payback depends on your booking volume, treatment prices and how many indications the platform carries, so Alma Lasers Australia models it per clinic rather than quoting a single figure. The factors that work in Alma’s favour are consistent: no per-treatment consumables on Soprano, Accent Prime, PrimeX, Harmony XL Pro and Hybrid; in-motion hair removal that covers large areas within a standard appointment slot; and multi-application platforms that let one device serve several treatment menus.

Ask your Alma representative for a utilisation and payback worksheet. Equipment finance is available through Medfin.

Because Soprano has no consumable tips or pulse cards, the running cost of a session is mainly the share of the applicator’s rated life used, electricity and generic ultrasound gel. There is no per-patient purchase from Alma to perform a treatment.

This is why clinics with high laser hair removal volume often find Soprano’s cost per treatment falls as bookings grow. Alma Lasers Australia does not publish list prices online, but your Alma representative can model cost per treatment and payback for your clinic, including finance through Medfin.

Most Alma platforms sold in Australia run without per-treatment consumables. Alma Soprano (Titanium, ICE Platinum, ICE), Harmony XL Pro applicators, Alma Hybrid, Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX do not need single-use tips, cartridges, pulse cards or proprietary gels for each patient. The clinic’s ongoing costs are the applicator’s rated life, standard servicing and ordinary clinic supplies such as ultrasound gel.

Two Alma applications do use consumables: Alma Opus (treatment tips) and DermaClear (treatment solutions). Both are stated on their product pages. Alma Lasers Australia can prepare a cost-per-treatment worksheet for your expected booking volume. See what an aesthetic laser really costs to run.

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 comfortable 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.

Yes. The Soprano platform is one of the most widely published diode hair removal systems in aesthetics, with peer-reviewed work on Soprano in-motion treatment covering efficacy, patient comfort and safety across Fitzpatrick I to VI. Alma Lasers Australia can send you the current clinical dossier for Soprano ICE, Soprano ICE Platinum and Soprano Titanium, along with Australian clinic references you can speak to directly. Ask an Alma representative for the study pack rather than relying on distributor summaries.

Yes, our devices are clinically proven, and we have many publications on Soprano hair removal technology and three-wavelength technology.

Yes, Soprano Platinum and Titanium are suitable for use on skin types I-VI.

The Soprano Titanium is the latest Alma hair removal device. It incorporates two applicator portals, intuitive GUI, a large 4cm² applicator, superior cooling, and the option to connect to our cloud-based smart clinic.

Alma’s hair removal solutions range from dedicated devices, such as Soprano with diode lasers at optimal wavelengths, to IPL applicators that fit onto other devices, with a spectrum of wavelengths that are effective for hair removal.

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.

In the published comparisons, yes on comfort and burns, with equal hair reduction against high-fluence diode treatment. 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.

Alma platforms record treatment parameters and applicator usage on the device, and your Alma representative can help a clinic review utilisation, applicator life and service history as part of regular account reviews. Alma Lasers Australia uses this to advise on when an additional applicator or a second platform would pay for itself, and to plan preventive maintenance.

Ask your representative for a utilisation review if you want to understand how a device is performing against your booking volume.

Describe outcomes as ranges over a course, not a single-session transformation. Laser hair removal reduces hair over several sessions because hair grows in cycles; skin treatments improve tone and texture gradually; body contouring shows change over weeks as the body responds. Photographs should be the clinic’s own, with the treatment and interval stated, and patients should be told that results vary and that suitability is assessed at consultation.

This honest framing is also what Australian advertising rules for regulated health services expect. Alma Lasers Australia provides consultation guidance with its clinical training.

Regional clinics often see the strongest utilisation because there are fewer competing providers and patients travel less for treatment. A single multi-application chassis such as Harmony XL Pro, or a Soprano hair removal platform with repeat bookings, can carry several treatment lines without the space or staffing of a city clinic. No per-treatment consumables on the core platforms means margin per session does not shrink as bookings grow.

Alma Lasers Australia models utilisation and payback for each clinic rather than quoting a generic figure, and supports regional clinics with the same training and service as metropolitan ones.

Alma platforms are supported by peer-reviewed clinical studies and by the ARTG inclusion of the devices supplied by Alma Lasers Australia. Clinics can read the published studies by platform or browse the clinical resources library on this website, request study summaries from their Alma representative, and attend Alma Academy sessions where Australian practitioners present protocols and case series for local skin types.

Alma Lasers Australia is building an Australian case library with clinics that agree to share anonymised before-and-after series. Clinics interested in contributing can contact their representative.

The most common starting pair in Australia is Soprano for laser hair removal, which builds repeat bookings quickly, and Harmony XL Pro for skin, which adds rejuvenation, pigmentation, vascular and acne treatments from one chassis. Clinics focused on body add Alma PrimeX or Accent Prime for contouring and skin tightening; clinics focused on resurfacing add Alma Hybrid.

Because Soprano, Harmony XL Pro, Hybrid, Accent Prime and PrimeX have no per-treatment consumables, the bundle’s running cost stays low as volume grows. Alma Lasers Australia models bundles against your expected bookings and offers finance through Medfin.

Soprano is used year-round in Australian clinics because its gradual in-motion heating and contact cooling are designed to protect the skin surface, and the 1064 nm wavelength is selected for tanned or darker skin. That does not remove the need for judgement: practitioners assess recent sun exposure, avoid treating sunburnt skin, choose settings accordingly and ask patients to use sun protection on treated areas.

Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers these local protocols so clinics can keep treating through summer safely.

Soprano combines wavelengths including 1064 nm, which is the wavelength used for hair removal on darker skin, and its in-motion delivery heats the follicle gradually with contact cooling, which lowers the risk of surface heating. For skin rejuvenation on darker skin, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift works below the surface without ablating it. Alma Lasers Australia trains practitioners on protocols for Fitzpatrick IV to VI, including test patches, fluence selection and sun-exposure history, which matters in Australia’s high-UV environment.

Suitability is always assessed by the treating practitioner.

Every installation includes on-site clinical training by Alma’s Australian clinical team, protocol guides for each applicator, and follow-up training when a clinic adds staff or applicators. Ongoing education runs through Alma Academy: in-house workshops, advanced masterclasses and hands-on sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Service engineers, applicator support and loan arrangements are handled from Australia, and each clinic has a named Alma representative. Clinics can request refresher training at any time.

Be specific rather than absolute. Soprano’s in-motion delivery and contact cooling are designed to keep the treatment comfortable, and most patients describe warmth rather than a snapping sensation, but sensation still varies by body area, hair density, skin type and the settings chosen. Saying “designed for comfort” and “most patients find it comfortable” is accurate; promising “no pain” is not, and it sets patients up to distrust the clinic when the first session feels different from the promise.

Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on parameter selection and on explaining what a session feels like, so the patient experience matches the consultation.

Yes. Alma Lasers Australia installs every device, trains the clinic’s practitioners, and provides service and applicator support from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More than 450 clinics across Australia and New Zealand run Alma technology, and New Zealand clinics are supported from Sydney.

Training covers protocols for Australian skin types and sun exposure, and ongoing clinical education is available through Alma Academy events.

Australian clinics treat patients with year-round sun exposure, high UV and a wide range of skin types. Soprano’s in-motion technique heats the follicle gradually while contact cooling protects the skin surface, and its wavelengths include 1064 nm, which is used for darker skin types. That combination lets clinics keep treating through summer at practitioner-selected settings instead of pausing for the season.

Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on parameters for local skin types and provides service from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Devices imported outside Alma’s Australian channel (grey imports) are not covered by Alma Lasers Australia warranty and may not match the Australian ARTG entry, software or applicator versions. Service and parts for these units are assessed case by case and may not be available.

Pre-owned Alma devices sold through Alma Lasers Australia are inspected, serviced and supplied with a warranty and training, so a clinic gets the lower entry price without losing support. Ask your representative about current demo and pre-owned stock.

No. Soprano is Alma’s own hair removal technology and the name applies only to devices made by Alma Lasers. Diode machines marketed as “Soprano-style” or similar are not Alma products, are not supported by Alma Lasers Australia and are not covered by Alma’s ARTG inclusion or warranty.

The differences a clinic should check are the manufacturer of record, the ARTG entry, the availability of local clinical training and service, and whether the applicator specifications match Alma’s published data. If a price seems far below the market, ask for the serial number and verify it with Alma Lasers Australia.

Genuine Alma systems in Australia are supplied, installed and supported by Alma Lasers Australia, Alma’s own local company. They carry an Alma serial number that is registered with Alma, are included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), and come with manufacturer warranty, Alma clinical training and local service.

Clinics can confirm a serial number with their Alma representative before purchasing a device from any other source. Read the full guide: how to tell a genuine Alma device from a lookalike. Patients can ask the clinic to show the Alma serial plate on the device and which Alma platform is being used.

Payback depends on your booking volume, treatment prices and how many indications the platform carries, so Alma Lasers Australia models it per clinic rather than quoting a single figure. The factors that work in Alma’s favour are consistent: no per-treatment consumables on Soprano, Accent Prime, PrimeX, Harmony XL Pro and Hybrid; in-motion hair removal that covers large areas within a standard appointment slot; and multi-application platforms that let one device serve several treatment menus.

Ask your Alma representative for a utilisation and payback worksheet. Equipment finance is available through Medfin.

Because Soprano has no consumable tips or pulse cards, the running cost of a session is mainly the share of the applicator’s rated life used, electricity and generic ultrasound gel. There is no per-patient purchase from Alma to perform a treatment.

This is why clinics with high laser hair removal volume often find Soprano’s cost per treatment falls as bookings grow. Alma Lasers Australia does not publish list prices online, but your Alma representative can model cost per treatment and payback for your clinic, including finance through Medfin.

Most Alma platforms sold in Australia run without per-treatment consumables. Alma Soprano (Titanium, ICE Platinum, ICE), Harmony XL Pro applicators, Alma Hybrid, Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX do not need single-use tips, cartridges, pulse cards or proprietary gels for each patient. The clinic’s ongoing costs are the applicator’s rated life, standard servicing and ordinary clinic supplies such as ultrasound gel.

Two Alma applications do use consumables: Alma Opus (treatment tips) and DermaClear (treatment solutions). Both are stated on their product pages. Alma Lasers Australia can prepare a cost-per-treatment worksheet for your expected booking volume. See what an aesthetic laser really costs to run.

Every installation includes clinical training delivered by Alma Lasers Australia, and it is built to give your team a solid foundation rather than a quick handover. How long it takes depends on the device: some platforms need a short session, others run to more than a day, and multi-application systems with several applicators sit at the longer end. The training covers the fundamentals of the technology, protocol selection by indication and skin type, safety and endpoint recognition, so a practitioner can run the device confidently from the first week.

The part that matters most comes after installation. Learning a device is a journey. Clinics go through a period of trial and error with real patients, and that is when the more advanced questions surface. Alma stays in touch through that phase with protocol support, follow-up and Alma Academy sessions, so the foundation laid at installation keeps building rather than stalling. That ongoing contact is a large part of why clinics buy from the manufacturer’s own subsidiary rather than a reseller.

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.

• Soprano Titanium has an easy-to-use graphical user interface, which includes presets that enable you to get started in no time. Just select the skin type, body size and area to treat, and the platform will be ready with the recommended parameters. In addition, specific protocols and a quick reference guide are provided with the platform.
• Minimal training is needed.

As with previous Soprano versions, Soprano Titanium features Soprano hair removal technology, groundbreaking in-motion delivery that ensures full coverage, and ICE Plus technology that cools the skin’s surface, preventing superficial burns and allowing for designed for comfort, yet highly-effective hair removal.

Yes. Soprano hair removal technology, the low-fluence, high-repetition in-motion method that Soprano Titanium uses, has been studied in peer-reviewed clinical publications since the original Soprano platforms, covering efficacy, safety on darker skin types (Fitzpatrick IV to VI) and patient comfort. The published work supports the three claims clinics rely on: hair reduction comparable to conventional high-fluence lasers, a lower rate of burns and pigment changes, and a treatment most patients describe as warm rather than painful. Soprano Titanium Special Edition is included in the ARTG, and Alma Lasers Australia provides the study references and protocol training to every clinic that installs one.

Soprano Titanium’s exclusive 3D technology, combines the three most effective laser wavelengths for hair removal (755nm, 810nm and 1064nm) in a single applicator, simultaneously targeting different tissue depths and anatomical structures within the hair follicle.

Depending on the patient’s skin and hair type, results are typically seen following 6 to 8 treatment sessions.

Yes. Soprano Titanium’s in-motion method affects the melanin of the skin using a unique method, allowing the procedure to be performed anytime of the year as well as on tanned skin. Furthermore, sun exposure is less traumatic to the skin following Soprano treatment.

Yes. While the melanin in dark skin is more sensitive to the heat used in laser treatment, Soprano Titanium’s in-motion method has been clinically proven to be safe for dark skin types. Rather than exposing the hair follicle to a single high energy pulse which can cause trauma to skin with a high melanin count, Soprano hair removal technology gradually heats the skin until the required heat energy is delivered to the hair follicle.

• Soprano incorporates Soprano hair removal technology™ technology, which is safe for all skin types, including dark tones.
• This treatment can be performed anytime of the year, and works well on tanned skin.”

• Soprano’s Soprano hair removal technology method is the only clinically proven method of laser hair removal that is designed for comfort.
• The unique heating and energy delivery method prevents injury and pain, while ICE Plus technology continuously cools the skin and minimizes epidermal risks”

• Titanium comes with the 3D 4cm, an extra-large spot size, shortening treatment time by 40%!
• ICE Plus: upgraded cooling system, combining TEC and Inverter cooling technologies
• Dual connectors, enabling sequential usage of two separate applicators, simplifying and shortening treatment procedures
• SmartClinic: maximize your business potential with a cloud-based business intelligence tool, facilitating real-time data access”

Soprano Titanium is the newest version of the popular, award-winning Soprano laser hair removal system. It is the most complete and effective laser hair removal system available today.

Yes, DermaClear can be used on the chest and back.

A DermaClear treatment can benefit aging, tired and dull skin, and is also highly effective for acne-prone oily skin.

There are three dedicated solutions, one for each step in the treatment. In addition, a cleaning solution is provided for hygienic cleaning of the device between treatments.

DermaClear features a 360° rotating tip that performs powerful vacuum-assisted hydradermabrasion for simultaneous chemical and physical peeling, extraction of impurities, and highly-effective penetration of solutions into the skin.

Soprano combines wavelengths including 1064 nm, which is the wavelength used for hair removal on darker skin, and its in-motion delivery heats the follicle gradually with contact cooling, which lowers the risk of surface heating. For skin rejuvenation on darker skin, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift works below the surface without ablating it. Alma Lasers Australia trains practitioners on protocols for Fitzpatrick IV to VI, including test patches, fluence selection and sun-exposure history, which matters in Australia’s high-UV environment.

Suitability is always assessed by the treating practitioner.

Harmony XL Pro is a single platform that runs many applicators, so a clinic can start with the applications it books most, for example ClearLift for skin rejuvenation and Dye-VL for pigmentation and vascular lesions, and add applicators later as the treatment menu grows. One chassis, one training pathway and one service relationship cover a wide range of skin indications, which keeps capital spread across more billable treatments.

Alma Lasers Australia installs and trains on every applicator and can advise which combination suits your patient mix.

For most Australian clinics a Q-switched nanosecond laser does the job, and the honest answer depends on what you will actually treat. Picosecond lasers deliver pulses roughly a hundred times shorter, which fragments ink and pigment more finely with less heat in the surrounding tissue. That is a genuine advantage on stubborn residual tattoos, some green and blue inks, and on patients where thermal side effects are the main worry. It also comes at a materially higher purchase price and, on most platforms, as a single-purpose device.

Q-switched Nd:YAG at 1064nm and 532nm remains the workhorse for black and dark inks, red and orange inks, sun spots, freckling and dermal pigment, which between them are the large majority of cases that walk into a clinic. On Alma Harmony that is the ClearLift Pro applicator, one module on a platform that also runs vascular, acne, IPL, non-ablative and ablative treatments. The practical decision is volume: a clinic doing a few tattoos a week alongside skin work is better served by a platform with a Q-switched applicator than by a dedicated pico machine that sits idle between tattoo appointments.

Yes, but melasma should not be treated like an ordinary pigmented lesion, and clinics that do make it worse. Melasma is a chronic, relapsing condition driven by hormones, heat and ultraviolet exposure. The melanocytes are overactive rather than simply overloaded, so the aggressive settings that clear a sun spot in one pass tend to provoke it, and rebound hyperpigmentation weeks later is a common outcome. Heat alone is a trigger, which makes IPL and aggressive ablative resurfacing poor first choices.

What works better is restraint: low-fluence Q-switched approaches, sessions spaced generously, strict daily broad-spectrum sun protection, and an honest conversation before the first treatment that melasma is managed rather than cured. Clinics that set that expectation keep melasma patients for years. Clinics that promise clearance lose them after two sessions.

AFT (Advanced Fluorescence Technology) is Alma’s form of IPL, delivered on Alma Harmony through the Iris Dye-VL applicator for pigmentation and vascular lesions (Dye-VL on Harmony XL Pro). A standard IPL flashlamp emits a broad spectrum and then discards the short wavelengths with a cut-off filter, which wastes energy and forces higher peak power to reach the target. AFT adds a fluorescent conversion layer that recycles those short wavelengths into the therapeutic band instead of discarding them, so more usable light reaches the target at lower peak power, with a flatter spectrum and consistent output pulse to pulse. Equal Distribution of Fluence holds the energy steady across the pulse rather than spiking at the start. Together these are what make Iris Dye-VL comfortable and repeatable across skin types I to VI. Alma Harmony is included in the ARTG (321320), with training and service from Alma Lasers Australia.

Yes. Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers and intense pulsed light are among the most studied technologies in aesthetic medicine for pigmentation, with decades of published evidence, and Alma’s implementations on Harmony carry their own clinical studies, including work on melasma with ClearLift. The platforms are included in the ARTG. Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers the part the studies stress most: correct assessment of skin type and lesion type before treatment, because outcomes and safety on pigmentation depend on the diagnosis as much as the device.

No. Q-switched Nd:YAG, ClearLift, Pixel erbium and CO2 are lasers. AFT is intense pulsed light, a broad spectrum filtered to the wavelengths that pigment absorbs, and it is the applicator most Australian clinics reach for first on sun-damaged skin because it treats the whole area rather than spot by spot. Having both on one Harmony platform is the point: a therapist can clear diffuse pigmentation with AFT and then treat the stubborn individual lesions with the Q-switched laser in the same appointment.

Four, chosen by the depth and type of pigment. Q-switched Nd:YAG at 1064 and 532 nm on Alma Harmony breaks up discrete pigmented lesions and is the workhorse for freckles, lentigines and some birthmarks. AFT, Alma’s refined intense pulsed light, treats diffuse sun damage and mottled pigmentation across a whole face or chest in one pass. ClearLift, the fractional non-ablative Q-switched applicator, works on deeper pigment and melasma with no downtime. For textured sun damage, Pixel erbium and Alma Hybrid CO2 resurfacing remove pigment along with the damaged surface. Most Australian clinics run these from a single Harmony platform.

Alma Hybrid is the first choice for surgical scars in most Alma clinics because it delivers fractional CO2 and a 1570 nm non-ablative laser in one pass, so the practitioner can remodel scar collagen at depth while keeping surface downtime short, and can tune the mix per session as the scar matures. Harmony XL Pro adds the vascular applicators (Dye-VL, long-pulsed 1064 nm) for red or purple scars and ClearLift for post-surgical scars on darker skin, where a fractional Q-switched 1064 nm laser was shown safe and effective (Akerman et al., Lasers in Medical Science, 2021). Alma Opus fractional plasma improved non-hypertrophic post-burn scars in a 95-patient prospective series (Wang, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 2017). Clinics generally start once the wound has closed, typically six to twelve weeks after surgery, and treat over a course; keloids need combined medical management. Patient-facing summary with a case image: laser for surgical scars; all papers on the clinical evidence page.

They answer different questions. Alma Opus uses fractional plasma to resurface and tighten with a short recovery, and it is often chosen by clinics whose patients want texture, fine lines and laxity treated with a few days of downtime. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser, so the practitioner can dial from a light treatment up to deep resurfacing for scars and significant sun damage on the same platform.

Clinics with a strong scar and resurfacing menu usually choose Hybrid; clinics adding resurfacing to a broader aesthetic menu often start with Opus. Note that Opus uses treatment tips as a consumable while Hybrid does not. Alma Lasers Australia can arrange a demonstration of both.

It depends on the platform and how it is set. Non-ablative treatments such as Harmony XL Pro ClearLift typically have no visible downtime beyond mild redness. Alma Opus fractional plasma usually involves a few days of redness and light peeling. Alma Hybrid ranges from a short recovery when the 1570 nm laser dominates to several days of redness, swelling and crusting when the CO2 component is set deeper.

Clinics should quote a range, not a single day count, and explain that a deeper single session and a lighter course are both valid ways to reach a result. Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers how to set expectations for each protocol.

Alma Hybrid is the usual choice: the CO2 and 1570 nm lasers can be combined so the practitioner treats scar texture while keeping recovery time manageable, and the treatment can be repeated in a course. For patients who need no visible downtime, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift non-ablative applicator treats below the surface and is often used between or instead of resurfacing sessions.

Suitability is assessed by the treating practitioner. Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on both pathways.

Yes. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser in one system, and the practitioner sets the balance between the two for each patient. That means a clinic can offer a lighter treatment with short downtime for a patient who cannot take time off, or a deeper resurfacing session for scars and texture, on the same platform.

For Australian patients this matters because pigment risk and sun exposure often argue for a staged, moderate approach rather than the most aggressive single session. Hybrid is designed for that staged approach.

There is no single best laser, because acne scars are at least four different conditions. For the most common types, rolling and boxcar scars, fractional ablative CO2 is the standard: on Alma Pixel CO2 the LiteScan scanner sets depth and density per patient, and Pixel Peel shortens recovery. Alma Hybrid adds a non-ablative 1570nm beam fired side by side with the CO2 at an operator-set ratio, which gives more control over the balance between remodelling and surface correction and is gentler on darker skin. Alma Opus fractional plasma reaches a comparable endpoint with shorter downtime for mild to moderate scarring. Ice pick scars need a focal technique first, and raised scars need a non-ablative approach. The right answer starts with a consultation that sorts real scars from flat marks.

Most patients need a course rather than a single treatment: typically three to five sessions spaced four to eight weeks apart, with collagen remodelling continuing for three to six months after the last one. Deeper boxcar scarring sits at the top of that range; mild rolling scars at the bottom. The honest word for the outcome is improvement, not erasure. Photographing under identical lighting at every visit, with a system such as Alma IQ, lets the patient see their own progress objectively, which is what keeps them completing the course.

Yes, but not the same way as on lighter skin. On Fitzpatrick IV to VI the risk after resurfacing is post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation rather than burns, so the protocol changes: lower treatment density, longer intervals between sessions, a bias towards non-ablative energy, and a test area before the first full treatment. Alma Hybrid is well suited here because its 1570nm non-ablative component can carry more of the treatment while the CO2 fraction is kept conservative. Strict sun protection should start before the first session, not after. Darker skin can be treated well for acne scarring; it cannot be treated identically.

Rolling and boxcar scars respond best. Rolling scars are broad, shallow undulations tethered by fibrous bands, and they improve markedly with fractional resurfacing, particularly when subcision releases the tethers first. Boxcar scars, wider depressions with sharp edges, are the classic indication for fractional ablative CO2 because it remodels the edges as well as stimulating the base. Ice pick scars, narrow deep pits, respond least to laser alone and are usually treated with a focal chemical technique or punch excision first, with resurfacing to blend the result. Raised hypertrophic and keloid scars are a different problem entirely and call for vascular and non-ablative approaches rather than ablation.

Both, but not with the same applicator, and the order matters. Active acne has to be brought under control before any resurfacing, or each treatment is chasing new scars. On Alma Harmony, the ClearSkin Pro non-ablative applicator treats active inflammatory acne and early scarring in the same course, and the Iris Acne IPL applicator targets the bacteria involved with the blue end of the spectrum while its longer wavelengths reach deeper inflammatory lesions. Once the skin is quiet, the established scars are treated with fractional resurfacing on Alma Pixel CO2, Alma Hybrid or Alma Opus. A platform that does both stages is what lets a clinic keep an acne patient from the first breakout to the final scar session.

All of our technologies are backed up with clinical studies and publications

Harmony XLR Pro and Alma-Q can also be used to treat a variety of scars.

As well as laser-based scar revision treatments, Alma offers its revolutionary, clinically-proven RF-Pixel technology.

Alma’s solutions for scar revision range from the CO2 gold standard device, to non-ablative lasers, to Alma’s patented microplasma technology.

Alma platforms record treatment parameters and applicator usage on the device, and your Alma representative can help a clinic review utilisation, applicator life and service history as part of regular account reviews. Alma Lasers Australia uses this to advise on when an additional applicator or a second platform would pay for itself, and to plan preventive maintenance.

Ask your representative for a utilisation review if you want to understand how a device is performing against your booking volume.

Describe outcomes as ranges over a course, not a single-session transformation. Laser hair removal reduces hair over several sessions because hair grows in cycles; skin treatments improve tone and texture gradually; body contouring shows change over weeks as the body responds. Photographs should be the clinic’s own, with the treatment and interval stated, and patients should be told that results vary and that suitability is assessed at consultation.

This honest framing is also what Australian advertising rules for regulated health services expect. Alma Lasers Australia provides consultation guidance with its clinical training.

Regional clinics often see the strongest utilisation because there are fewer competing providers and patients travel less for treatment. A single multi-application chassis such as Harmony XL Pro, or a Soprano hair removal platform with repeat bookings, can carry several treatment lines without the space or staffing of a city clinic. No per-treatment consumables on the core platforms means margin per session does not shrink as bookings grow.

Alma Lasers Australia models utilisation and payback for each clinic rather than quoting a generic figure, and supports regional clinics with the same training and service as metropolitan ones.

Alma platforms are supported by peer-reviewed clinical studies and by the ARTG inclusion of the devices supplied by Alma Lasers Australia. Clinics can read the published studies by platform or browse the clinical resources library on this website, request study summaries from their Alma representative, and attend Alma Academy sessions where Australian practitioners present protocols and case series for local skin types.

Alma Lasers Australia is building an Australian case library with clinics that agree to share anonymised before-and-after series. Clinics interested in contributing can contact their representative.

They answer different questions. Alma Opus uses fractional plasma to resurface and tighten with a short recovery, and it is often chosen by clinics whose patients want texture, fine lines and laxity treated with a few days of downtime. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser, so the practitioner can dial from a light treatment up to deep resurfacing for scars and significant sun damage on the same platform.

Clinics with a strong scar and resurfacing menu usually choose Hybrid; clinics adding resurfacing to a broader aesthetic menu often start with Opus. Note that Opus uses treatment tips as a consumable while Hybrid does not. Alma Lasers Australia can arrange a demonstration of both.

The most common starting pair in Australia is Soprano for laser hair removal, which builds repeat bookings quickly, and Harmony XL Pro for skin, which adds rejuvenation, pigmentation, vascular and acne treatments from one chassis. Clinics focused on body add Alma PrimeX or Accent Prime for contouring and skin tightening; clinics focused on resurfacing add Alma Hybrid.

Because Soprano, Harmony XL Pro, Hybrid, Accent Prime and PrimeX have no per-treatment consumables, the bundle’s running cost stays low as volume grows. Alma Lasers Australia models bundles against your expected bookings and offers finance through Medfin.

Soprano combines wavelengths including 1064 nm, which is the wavelength used for hair removal on darker skin, and its in-motion delivery heats the follicle gradually with contact cooling, which lowers the risk of surface heating. For skin rejuvenation on darker skin, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift works below the surface without ablating it. Alma Lasers Australia trains practitioners on protocols for Fitzpatrick IV to VI, including test patches, fluence selection and sun-exposure history, which matters in Australia’s high-UV environment.

Suitability is always assessed by the treating practitioner.

Every installation includes on-site clinical training by Alma’s Australian clinical team, protocol guides for each applicator, and follow-up training when a clinic adds staff or applicators. Ongoing education runs through Alma Academy: in-house workshops, advanced masterclasses and hands-on sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Service engineers, applicator support and loan arrangements are handled from Australia, and each clinic has a named Alma representative. Clinics can request refresher training at any time.

Yes. Alma Lasers Australia installs every device, trains the clinic’s practitioners, and provides service and applicator support from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. More than 450 clinics across Australia and New Zealand run Alma technology, and New Zealand clinics are supported from Sydney.

Training covers protocols for Australian skin types and sun exposure, and ongoing clinical education is available through Alma Academy events.

Devices imported outside Alma’s Australian channel (grey imports) are not covered by Alma Lasers Australia warranty and may not match the Australian ARTG entry, software or applicator versions. Service and parts for these units are assessed case by case and may not be available.

Pre-owned Alma devices sold through Alma Lasers Australia are inspected, serviced and supplied with a warranty and training, so a clinic gets the lower entry price without losing support. Ask your representative about current demo and pre-owned stock.

Genuine Alma systems in Australia are supplied, installed and supported by Alma Lasers Australia, Alma’s own local company. They carry an Alma serial number that is registered with Alma, are included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), and come with manufacturer warranty, Alma clinical training and local service.

Clinics can confirm a serial number with their Alma representative before purchasing a device from any other source. Read the full guide: how to tell a genuine Alma device from a lookalike. Patients can ask the clinic to show the Alma serial plate on the device and which Alma platform is being used.

Harmony XL Pro is a single platform that runs many applicators, so a clinic can start with the applications it books most, for example ClearLift for skin rejuvenation and Dye-VL for pigmentation and vascular lesions, and add applicators later as the treatment menu grows. One chassis, one training pathway and one service relationship cover a wide range of skin indications, which keeps capital spread across more billable treatments.

Alma Lasers Australia installs and trains on every applicator and can advise which combination suits your patient mix.

Most Alma platforms sold in Australia run without per-treatment consumables. Alma Soprano (Titanium, ICE Platinum, ICE), Harmony XL Pro applicators, Alma Hybrid, Accent Prime and Alma PrimeX do not need single-use tips, cartridges, pulse cards or proprietary gels for each patient. The clinic’s ongoing costs are the applicator’s rated life, standard servicing and ordinary clinic supplies such as ultrasound gel.

Two Alma applications do use consumables: Alma Opus (treatment tips) and DermaClear (treatment solutions). Both are stated on their product pages. Alma Lasers Australia can prepare a cost-per-treatment worksheet for your expected booking volume. See what an aesthetic laser really costs to run.

Alma skin rejuvenation works by placing controlled energy in the dermis so the skin rebuilds collagen and elastin, without removing the surface. On Alma Harmony there are two main routes. ClearLift Pro uses Q-switched nanosecond pulses to create a photoacoustic effect below an intact epidermis, which is why it is used as a no-downtime treatment. ClearSkin Pro and the non-ablative applicators heat the dermis directly while the tip cools the surface. Harmony Bio-Boost combines these into a biostimulation protocol for tone, firmness and radiance.

Yes. Fractional non-ablative and ablative laser rejuvenation is one of the most published areas in aesthetic medicine, and Alma’s platforms carry their own studies: ClearLift for no-downtime rejuvenation and melasma, Hybrid’s combined CO2 and 1570 nm approach, and Opus, where published comparisons against fractional ablative laser reported equivalent results with shorter downtime. Harmony, Hybrid, Opus and PrimeX are included in the ARTG. Alma Lasers Australia supplies the references with clinical training.

No. ClearLift, Pixel, Hybrid and CO2 are lasers. AFT on Harmony is intense pulsed light. Alma Opus is plasma and radiofrequency, not a laser at all, which is why it can be used around the eyes without laser eye shields and why patients see results with less downtime than ablative laser. PrimeX adds Microplasma, a fractional radiofrequency applicator. Having non-laser options matters in Australia because the rules on who may operate a laser differ by state, and a non-laser device can widen who in a clinic can deliver rejuvenation treatments.

Alma’s dual laser device, the Alma Hybrid, incorporates both ablative and non-ablative lasers together with a trans-epidermal delivery system, making it an extremely versatile and superior platform for skin rejuvenation.

It depends on how much downtime the patient will accept. With none: ClearLift, the fractional non-ablative Q-switched laser on Alma Harmony, and AFT light for tone and redness. With a few days: Alma Opus, the plasma and radiofrequency resurfacing platform, and Microplasma on PrimeX. With a week: Pixel erbium and fractional CO2 on Alma Hybrid, which pairs CO2 with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser so a practitioner can dial the ablative component up or down. Most Australian clinics start rejuvenation on Harmony because one console covers the no-downtime options.

Describe outcomes as ranges over a course, not a single-session transformation. Laser hair removal reduces hair over several sessions because hair grows in cycles; skin treatments improve tone and texture gradually; body contouring shows change over weeks as the body responds. Photographs should be the clinic’s own, with the treatment and interval stated, and patients should be told that results vary and that suitability is assessed at consultation.

This honest framing is also what Australian advertising rules for regulated health services expect. Alma Lasers Australia provides consultation guidance with its clinical training.

Alma platforms are supported by peer-reviewed clinical studies and by the ARTG inclusion of the devices supplied by Alma Lasers Australia. Clinics can read the published studies by platform or browse the clinical resources library on this website, request study summaries from their Alma representative, and attend Alma Academy sessions where Australian practitioners present protocols and case series for local skin types.

Alma Lasers Australia is building an Australian case library with clinics that agree to share anonymised before-and-after series. Clinics interested in contributing can contact their representative.

They answer different questions. Alma Opus uses fractional plasma to resurface and tighten with a short recovery, and it is often chosen by clinics whose patients want texture, fine lines and laxity treated with a few days of downtime. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser, so the practitioner can dial from a light treatment up to deep resurfacing for scars and significant sun damage on the same platform.

Clinics with a strong scar and resurfacing menu usually choose Hybrid; clinics adding resurfacing to a broader aesthetic menu often start with Opus. Note that Opus uses treatment tips as a consumable while Hybrid does not. Alma Lasers Australia can arrange a demonstration of both.

Every installation includes on-site clinical training by Alma’s Australian clinical team, protocol guides for each applicator, and follow-up training when a clinic adds staff or applicators. Ongoing education runs through Alma Academy: in-house workshops, advanced masterclasses and hands-on sessions in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Service engineers, applicator support and loan arrangements are handled from Australia, and each clinic has a named Alma representative. Clinics can request refresher training at any time.

It depends on the platform and how it is set. Non-ablative treatments such as Harmony XL Pro ClearLift typically have no visible downtime beyond mild redness. Alma Opus fractional plasma usually involves a few days of redness and light peeling. Alma Hybrid ranges from a short recovery when the 1570 nm laser dominates to several days of redness, swelling and crusting when the CO2 component is set deeper.

Clinics should quote a range, not a single day count, and explain that a deeper single session and a lighter course are both valid ways to reach a result. Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers how to set expectations for each protocol.

Alma Hybrid is the usual choice: the CO2 and 1570 nm lasers can be combined so the practitioner treats scar texture while keeping recovery time manageable, and the treatment can be repeated in a course. For patients who need no visible downtime, Harmony XL Pro’s ClearLift non-ablative applicator treats below the surface and is often used between or instead of resurfacing sessions.

Suitability is assessed by the treating practitioner. Alma Lasers Australia trains clinics on both pathways.

Yes. Alma Hybrid combines an ablative CO2 laser with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser in one system, and the practitioner sets the balance between the two for each patient. That means a clinic can offer a lighter treatment with short downtime for a patient who cannot take time off, or a deeper resurfacing session for scars and texture, on the same platform.

For Australian patients this matters because pigment risk and sun exposure often argue for a staged, moderate approach rather than the most aggressive single session. Hybrid is designed for that staged approach.

CO2 laser skin resurfacing uses a laser emitting at 10,600nm, a wavelength water absorbs so strongly that it vaporises a controlled depth of tissue wherever the beam lands. Removing that tissue triggers a wound-healing response, and the skin rebuilds with new collagen, which is what improves texture, fine lines, acne and surgical scars, pigmentation and photodamage.

Modern treatment is fractional. Rather than ablating the whole surface, the beam is split into a grid of microscopic columns with untreated skin left between them. Those bridges of intact tissue are why recovery takes days instead of weeks: healing migrates in from every side of every column. Adjusting density and depth moves the same machine from a light refresh with two to four days of flaking to a deep correction with seven to ten days of recovery.

Alma builds two CO2 platforms for Australian clinics. Alma Pixel CO2 is the dedicated fractional CO2 system, led by the LiteScan scanner, included in the ARTG under 323941. Alma Hybrid adds a second laser, firing ablative CO2 and non-ablative 1570nm side by side in one grid at a ratio the operator sets, included in the ARTG under 321320. Both offer Pixel Peel, which fires the fractional beam in a randomised pattern to spread heat over time and shorten recovery.

Most of our technologies are backed by clinical studies and publications.

Alma Hybrid. It is the first platform to combine fractional CO2 (10,600 nm) and a 1570 nm non-ablative laser that can fire simultaneously through one applicator, with the HyGrid function setting the ratio between them and Pixel Peel giving a resurfacing result with shorter recovery than a conventional CO2 pass. It is included in the ARTG (321320). For clinics that want CO2 alone, Alma Pixel CO2 remains the dedicated option; for a non-laser route, Alma Opus.

Three: fractional CO2 at 10,600 nm, 1570 nm non-ablative laser, and plasma with radiofrequency. Alma Hybrid puts the first two on one platform and can fire them together, so the practitioner sets the ratio of ablative to non-ablative energy for each patient (the HyGrid function) and the Pixel Peel protocol gives resurfacing results with a shorter recovery. Alma Pixel CO2 is the dedicated CO2 platform, led by the LiteScan applicator, with optional surgical applicators for skin doctors. Alma Opus delivers plasma and radiofrequency resurfacing for clinics that want ablative-level results with less downtime and no laser.

Alma’s devices combine technologies. The Harmony, for example, incorporates a number of technologies for a range of skin resurfacing and skin rejuvenation treatments. Alma also provides a stand-alone CO2 laser for resurfacing treatments.

CO2 laser skin resurfacing uses a laser emitting at 10,600nm, a wavelength water absorbs so strongly that it vaporises a controlled depth of tissue wherever the beam lands. Removing that tissue triggers a wound-healing response, and the skin rebuilds with new collagen, which is what improves texture, fine lines, acne and surgical scars, pigmentation and photodamage.

Modern treatment is fractional. Rather than ablating the whole surface, the beam is split into a grid of microscopic columns with untreated skin left between them. Those bridges of intact tissue are why recovery takes days instead of weeks: healing migrates in from every side of every column. Adjusting density and depth moves the same machine from a light refresh with two to four days of flaking to a deep correction with seven to ten days of recovery.

Alma builds two CO2 platforms for Australian clinics. Alma Pixel CO2 is the dedicated fractional CO2 system, led by the LiteScan scanner, included in the ARTG under 323941. Alma Hybrid adds a second laser, firing ablative CO2 and non-ablative 1570nm side by side in one grid at a ratio the operator sets, included in the ARTG under 321320. Both offer Pixel Peel, which fires the fractional beam in a randomised pattern to spread heat over time and shorten recovery.

Yes. Fractional ablative and non-ablative lasers and fractional radiofrequency all have published evidence for striae, with improvements in texture, width and colour reported over a course of sessions. Alma Hybrid, Pixel CO2, PrimeX and Accent Prime are included in the ARTG. The honest framing the evidence supports, and that Alma’s training teaches, is improvement rather than removal: stretch marks become less visible and the skin surface smoother, and results are best on newer marks.

Available on the Hybrid and Alma PrimeX, the patented IMPACT trans epidermal delivery applicator increases penetration of scar-remodeling cosmeceuticals into the skin after a fractional resurfacing treatment, to enhance treatment results. 

Fractional lasers and microplasma. Alma Hybrid combines fractional CO2 with a 1570 nm non-ablative laser, so striae can be treated with the ablative component set to the depth the practitioner chooses; Pixel CO2 offers CO2 alone. Microplasma, the fractional radiofrequency applicator on PrimeX and Accent Prime, resurfaces and stimulates collagen with less downtime and can be used on darker skin types with care. Alma Opus is the non-laser option. Older, white stretch marks respond more slowly than red ones, so assessment at consultation sets the plan.

For most Australian clinics a Q-switched nanosecond laser does the job, and the honest answer depends on what you will actually treat. Picosecond lasers deliver pulses roughly a hundred times shorter, which fragments ink and pigment more finely with less heat in the surrounding tissue. That is a genuine advantage on stubborn residual tattoos, some green and blue inks, and on patients where thermal side effects are the main worry. It also comes at a materially higher purchase price and, on most platforms, as a single-purpose device.

Q-switched Nd:YAG at 1064nm and 532nm remains the workhorse for black and dark inks, red and orange inks, sun spots, freckling and dermal pigment, which between them are the large majority of cases that walk into a clinic. On Alma Harmony that is the ClearLift Pro applicator, one module on a platform that also runs vascular, acne, IPL, non-ablative and ablative treatments. The practical decision is volume: a clinic doing a few tattoos a week alongside skin work is better served by a platform with a Q-switched applicator than by a dedicated pico machine that sits idle between tattoo appointments.

It depends on whether you buy a single-purpose machine or a platform. Tattoo removal is a repeat-visit treatment, usually six to twelve sessions per patient, so it produces predictable rebooking. On Alma Harmony the Q-switched applicator is one module on a platform that also treats pigmented lesions, vascular lesions, acne, scars and skin rejuvenation, so the same capital serves several revenue lines instead of one. Ask an Alma representative for a payback model built on your own patient numbers. Finance is available through Medfin.

Five things separate profitable tattoo removal from complaint-heavy tattoo removal in a small clinic.

1. Photograph and consent every tattoo before the first pass, including ink colours, age of the tattoo and any previous removal attempts.
2. Test patch first on a small area and review at 24 to 48 hours, particularly on Fitzpatrick IV to VI.
3. Space sessions six to eight weeks apart so the immune system has time to clear the fragmented ink. Treating sooner does not speed up clearance.
4. Quote a course, never a single session. Most tattoos need six to twelve passes and patients who expect one will be disappointed.
5. Book removal into quiet clinic hours. Sessions are short, so tattoo work fills gaps between longer skin appointments.

Alma Lasers Australia trains your team on protocol selection and endpoint recognition at installation.

Alma removes tattoos with a Q-switched Nd:YAG applicator, ClearLift Pro on the Alma Harmony platform. It fires nanosecond pulses that are absorbed by the ink particles far faster than the surrounding skin can heat, so the ink shatters into fragments small enough for the body to clear over the following weeks. Two wavelengths, 1064nm and 532nm, let one applicator treat dark inks and red or orange inks.

Yes. Q-switched Nd:YAG at 1064 nm and 532 nm has the longest evidence base of any tattoo removal technology, with published studies going back more than twenty years on black, blue and red inks. Alma’s Q-switched applicators on the Harmony platform apply that wavelength pair, and Harmony is included in the ARTG. The evidence is also clear about limits: green and light blue inks respond less to Nd:YAG, results take a course of sessions spaced weeks apart, and skin type governs settings. Alma Lasers Australia’s training covers all three so clinics quote patients accurately.

Yes.

Alma’s solutions for tattoo removal use a Q-Switch Nd:YAG laser, with optional filters for different wavelengths that treat specific-colored tattoos.

Two wavelengths do most vascular work, and which one you reach for depends on how deep the vessel sits. Green light around 532 to 580nm is absorbed strongly by oxyhaemoglobin but penetrates only a short distance, which suits fine facial telangiectasia and small spider veins. Long-pulsed 1064nm Nd:YAG is absorbed less efficiently but reaches much deeper, which is what larger reticular and leg veins require. Diffuse redness and rosacea is a field rather than a vessel, so narrow-band IPL covers the area far more efficiently than a small spot. On Alma Harmony those are three applicators on one platform: VascuPen for precise superficial work, ClearVas for the deeper 1064nm treatments, and Iris Dye-VL for diffuse redness including on darker skin types.

AFT (Advanced Fluorescence Technology) is Alma’s form of IPL, delivered on Alma Harmony through the Iris Dye-VL applicator for pigmentation and vascular lesions (Dye-VL on Harmony XL Pro). A standard IPL flashlamp emits a broad spectrum and then discards the short wavelengths with a cut-off filter, which wastes energy and forces higher peak power to reach the target. AFT adds a fluorescent conversion layer that recycles those short wavelengths into the therapeutic band instead of discarding them, so more usable light reaches the target at lower peak power, with a flatter spectrum and consistent output pulse to pulse. Equal Distribution of Fluence holds the energy steady across the pulse rather than spiking at the start. Together these are what make Iris Dye-VL comfortable and repeatable across skin types I to VI. Alma Harmony is included in the ARTG (321320), with training and service from Alma Lasers Australia.

Yes. Intense pulsed light and long-pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG are the standard, extensively published technologies for vascular lesions, and Alma’s Dye-VL and Nd:YAG applicators on Harmony carry their own clinical studies. For the eye area, radiofrequency tightening and plasma resurfacing are both documented in peer-reviewed work, and Opus has published comparisons showing results equivalent to fractional ablative laser with shorter downtime. Harmony, Accent Prime and Opus are included in the ARTG, and Alma Lasers Australia supplies the references with training.

Two on the Harmony platform: Dye-VL, Alma’s AFT (intense pulsed light) applicator filtered to 500 to 600 nm for facial redness, rosacea, diffuse telangiectasia and port wine stains, and a long-pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser for deeper or larger vessels, leg veins and darker skin types where light-based treatment is unsuitable. Most Australian clinics run both from one Alma Harmony console: Dye-VL for the face at volume, Nd:YAG for the vessels Dye-VL cannot reach.

The simple procedure is not painful, and there is no preparation required by the patient. Each treatment takes 15 minutes.

Treatment is suitable for women with mild diminished sexual arousal, pain during intercourse due to reduced vaginal lubrication, Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS), vulvar vestibulitis syndrome, sexual dysfunction due to diabetes, and Stress Urinary Incontinence.

No.

Alma’s solution for treating sexual enhancement uses low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (LI-ESWT).