Candela Corp

Candela Laser Corporation

Type	Public (NASDAQ: CLZR)
Industry	Aesthetic Device
Founded	Wayland, Massachusetts, United States (1970)
Headquarters	Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
Key people	Gerald Puorro, President & CEO Dr. James C. Hsia, Chief Technical Officer Jay D. Caplan, Chief Operating Officer Catherine Kniker, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Dennis S. Herman, Senior Vice President, North American Sales Robert Wilber, Senior Vice President, International Sales George Abe, Board Member
Products	medical lasers for hair removal, tattoo removal, treatment of scars, pigmented lesions, acne vulgaris, acne scars, sebaceous hyperplasia, wrinkles and other aesthetic conditions
Number of employees	406^[1]
Slogan	Shaping the Future of Aesthetic Laser Technology
Website	www.candelalaser.com

Candela Laser Corporation is an American laser company that develops and sells medical lasers for cosmetic use located in Wayland, Massachusetts.

History

Candela Laser Corporation was founded in 1970.

Innovation and highlights

Candela has begun to extend its technology to treat a wider range of cosmetic conditions including the treatment of acne and acne scars, minor wrinkles, and even hair removal. This effort is part of a broader campaign to capture a larger market share of the growing cosmetic surgery industry in the United States and abroad. The company has made an effort to promote laser treatment as a safe and easy alternative to electrolysis, botox or traditional surgery.

Candela launches new laserintegrity.com website to help protect client safety and practices with reliability, liability, service and warranty issues by offering Certification of Pre-owned used cosmetic medical lasers equipment by educating industry with Free Used Laser Buyers Guide, Free Used Laser Sellers Guide including the ordering of a complete Candela Laser Service History Report.

Products

ALEXLAZ

Q-switched Alexandrite laser for removal of multi-colored tattoos and pigmented lesions.

C-beam

Effectively treats psoriasis, surgical scars, warts and many other vascular applications.

Ellipse I2PL

The next generation of IPL for skin rejuvenation, treating facial redness and pigmentation.

GentleLASE Family

Speed, efficacy and ease-of-use in permanent hair reduction, vascular lesions, wrinkle reduction and the treatment of pigmented lesions.

GentleYAG Family

Fast, effective permanent hair reduction for every skin type including tanned or dark skin, treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), leg veins, facial veins and skin tightening.

Smoothbeam

For the treatment of acne vulgaris, acne scars, wrinkles and sebaceous hyperplasia.

Vbeam

The gold standard pulsed dye laser for treatment of a wide variety of vascular lesions and cosmetic applications, including port wine stain birthmarks, facial redness, leg and facial veins and skin rejuvenation by wrinkle reduction, scars, warts and hemangiomas.

References

↑ "Company Profile for Candela Laser Corp (CLZR)". Retrieved 2008-10-22.

External links

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