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Hello,

I am new to the forum and I was hoping to get some advice about the new Lasers that are on the market for the treatment of Onychomycosis. There are so many different lasers being marketed I don't really know which is the best.

I have spoken to reps from Q-Clear, PinPointe, Fontana, Cool Touch and they all seem to claim that the other is worthless and they are the only ones that work.

I also was wondering if anyone has ever used a New Star Cool Touch model n130 before in the use of treating Onychomycosis. It's an older model dated to april 2000. and its a 1320nm laser.

Any advice on these lasers would be great! I keep doing research online but everything seems biased and there aren't very many published articles. I checked the JAPMA and nothing on laser comparisions.

Any advice would be great! Thanks!

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It is the wavelength of 1064nm that has proved to be successful in the treatment of onychomycosis. Studies across the board on different laser types all point to similar results of 70 -80% treatment success. The wavelength of 1064nm is used because it has little absorption in water and travels around 3mm into tissue with no tissue damage. As you start to get higher in wavelength, the absorption into water is higher meaning less depth penetration. The 1064nm depth is required to heat and pass the infrared light under the nail bed and kill the fungal colonies.

Basically, all 1064 nm lasers need to be as efficient as each other.

It comes down to price, portability, service and ease of use of the 1064nm laser unit you choose. ARC FOX 1064 is the top of the market on these points for onychomycosis treatment.

http://www.arclaser.de/products/diod...x-diode-laser/

Thank you for your reply, there are so many on the market. its hard to choose

I think the laser is a billing device as it does nothing to treat the underlying etiology so recurrence is very high. If you buy a laser you should include in the price free laser treatments in event of recurrence.