Pearl Laser - Is This Treatment Effective?

We have both the Pearl and Pearl Fractional Lasers in our office and our patients have been very pleased with the results. Pearl is great for evening out skin tone, color, superficial sun damage and minor textural improvement and Pearl Fractional is great for patients that want to address more fine lines and wrinkles, acne scarring, texture, collagen stimulation, sun damage, pores. Though recovery takes about a week the improvements continue for months following the... more

The Pearl comes in two types. There is a fractional pearl and a non-fractional pearl. This can be confusing because it is not always specified which one people are referring to. The non-fractional pearl is a 5-7 day downtime procedure designed to help with fine lines, large pores, and sun damage. It is a lighter, quicker to heal, treatment. I use this one for the woman in 30s to 40s, with no need for the deeper fractional treatment. I also think it works great on the neck, chest &... more

I have used the Pearl for over a year now (not the Pearl fractional).  It is excellent for modest sun damage, allowing removal of brown blemishes and homongenizing skin color.  It may give a little skin tightening.  However, it is not strong enough for deep wrinkles or established expression lines.

We are big fans of the Pearl Fractional Laser in our Knoxville office. I have had it for about 6 months and have been extremely pleased with the results our patients are seeing. *It is easy to get confused about Cutera's Pearl lasers. This is because they have two Pearl Lasers, the newest version one is fractional and the original Pearl is not. The Pearl Fractional is great for: Improving significant sun damage and deep, dermal imperfections with a single treatment (The original Pearl... more