I have recently completed the FDA trials for the Genius. It is the Infini, completely re-engineered. It was recently FDA approved. It makes all other RFM devices obsolete. I've become the leading authority on RFM and recently completed a book chapter to be published in the Facial Plastic Clinics of North America. What the Genius offers is impedance feedback. The needles measure the skin's resistance and adjust the RF current according to each individual's needs. Impedance is different between individuals and even within the same person, but on different areas of the face. The Genius lets the operator know exactly how much energy is given per pulse and throughout the treatment. It also gives feedback if the pulse is not fully delivered so the operator can make adjustments to the settings or technique. The needles and motor have been changed so that the delivery of energy is precisely to the level desired. Due to the inherent resistance to puncturing the skin, the needles don't always get to the depths that are dialed in for most devices. This is especially true for the deeper depths. Lutronic investigated this and came up with a much more powerful motor and sharper needles to overcome this problem. (If you look closely at some of the videos of other devices, the needles actually bounce off the skin surface and don't penetrate. These devices report no pain and no downtime - wonder why) Profound has temperature feedback and not impedance feedback. Since the pulse durations are 3 seconds or longer, the procedure can only be performed with tumescent anesthesia. It's coagulation zones are much larger than any other RFM because there are only 10 needles and long dwell times. If you know about surface to volume ratios, the larger coagulation zones mean lower surface area to volume ratio. The Infini/Genius creates many more coagulation zones which are much smaller. This means the downtime/repair time will be higher in Profound and the risks will be higher. Profound is one procedure (by their report) while Genius is 3. The company feels that they want to keep the downtime and risks minimized. Fractora uses pins without mechanical insertion, they are done manually. The flow of current is from the pins back to the skin surface. If the handpiece isn't perfectly flush with the skin or there is blood/fluid on the skin surface, there is potential for arcing of the energy. This can lead to burns. It is a bulk heating as well which is more risky than fractional heating. The pins are uninsulated in most of their handpieces, which leads to a superficial skin (epidermal) injury that can lead to PIH in darker skin types and more wound care in all skin types. Profound, Genius, and Infini all use insulated needles. The company that makes Fractora has introduced the Morpheus8, which is more like the Infini with insulated needles and mechanical insertion. I believe the company will faze Fractora out and push customers towards Morpheus which is inherently less risky, less user error. In summary, RFM has just taken a big step forward with Genius. Many of the "me too" RFM devices have done little to no research and have just tried to copy the Infini. The developers of Genius have analyzed each step in the process of delivering energy to the skin and have optimized the settings and mechanisms.