The Compass
Your match, found before anyone sells you a machine. Twenty-five devices, eight families, one confused consultation: four questions here, and we translate the soup, then match your skin’s agenda to the family of light that actually answers it.
The Compass is informational and editorial only. It is not medical advice and it cannot diagnose anything. Treatment suitability varies with your skin, your history and your practitioner’s settings. Confirm everything with a qualified dermatologist or practitioner. Anything resembling a mole, a changing spot or a lesion needs a dermatologist, not a laser.
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Four questions, eight families of light, heat and sound.
HERO, SCAAR FX, NAFL, TRL, BBL, RF, HIFU. The industry names its machines like fighter jets. Here is the plain-English version of every device in our register. Search a name a clinic quoted you, or a maker.
Want the full catalogue? Browse The Index, all 70 devices and therapies in 15 categories.
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Read the longer files on each modality in the treatment index, then find the practitioners holding them on the Radar and see who holds stars in the Guide.