StarWalker MaQX ®

Ultra Performance Q-Switched

Laser System

New Revolutionary
Adaptive Structured Pulse
Technology
Beast within a Beauty:
Top Performance &
Award Winning
Design

Key benefits
• Third-generation ASP technology for ultimate precision,

efficacy and safety of treatments

• Widest range of procedure modes, including unique

MaQX, VERDE, FRAC3 and VERSA3 modes for pigment,

vascular and collagen treatments

• Impressive line of advanced smart control handpieces

• Intuitive, easy-to-use parameter selection

• Minimally invasive, safe treatments with little downtime

• Great patient comfort and satisfaction

 StarWalker MaQX ®

Functionality
StarWalker’s third-generation technology provides highest
power and treatment capability in the most advanced and the
most compact design.

OPTOflex® arm with patented vacuum cell

technology for distortion-free beam delivery
to the treatment site

14 laser modalities and 4 laser wavelengths

for the widest range of treatments

Pulse modalities from nanoseconds to

microseconds, milliseconds and seconds
for optimal effect on the tissue site

Intuitive and intelligent graphical user

interface

Instant access to preprogrammed

procedures via a large display

Wireless footswitch for freedom and

convenience in system control

Top-hat beam profile for uniform treatments

with predictable results

Quick-release mechanism for fast exchange

of handpieces

Compact handpieces with automatic

real-time handpiece type and spotsize
detection

Fotona proprietary ASP (Adaptive Structured

Pulse) technology enabling laser pulse shapes
to be adapted to the bio-photonic dynamics
of a particular treatment

Dual monitor EFC energy control to ensure

the precision of laser output

Ultra performance laser system with an

exceptionally small footprint

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Performance at your
fingertips with an interactive
touch screen
Widest Range of Clinical
Applications

1064 nm Nd:YAG 532 nm KTP 585 nm dye 650 nm dye

Pigments, Tattoo MaQX-1 MaQX-1 QX QX

FracTAT MaQX-2, MaQX-5,

MaQX-10

Melasma, Pigmented Lesions MaQX-1, MaQX-2,

- QX QX
MaQX-5, MaQX-10

Acne scars, Active acne MaQX-1, MaQX-2,

MaQX-5, MaQX-10, - - -
VERSA3

Skin toning, Skin Whitening MaQX-1, MaQX-2, MaQX-1, MaQX-2,

QX -
MaQX-5, MaQX-10 MaQX-5, MaQX-10

Photodamaged skin FRAC3 - - -

Wrinkles, Pores, Skin rejuvenation VERSA3 - - -

Vascular lesions, Veins,

VERSA3 VERDE QX -
Haemangiomas

Hair removal VERSA3, MaQX-10,

- - -
FRAC3

Warts VERSA3 - - -

Onychomycosis VERSA3, MaQX-10 - - -

The Interactive Touch Screen Guides Users

Through All Treatments Two Models
• StarWalker® MaQX is the most advanced and

Key benefits highest performance StarWalker model.

• StarWalker® QX is Fotona’s standard high

• Easy to use, intuitive interface puts an entire range of
performance Q-Switched StarWalker model.
applications at your finger tips

• Responsive parameter control

StarWalker® MaQX StarWalker® QX
• User-friendly application wizards for recommended
1064 nm MaQX-1, MaQX-2, MaQX-1, MaQX-2,
parameters MaQX-5, MaQX-10, FRAC3
Turbo Turbo
• Fully customizable memory storage for pre-set FRAC3
VERSA3
treatments
532 nm MaQX-1, MaQX-2,
MaQX-5, MaQX-10, MaQX-1, MaQX-2,
• Procedure log keeps track of all procedures for quick
Turbo Turbo
recall of past treatment parameters by calendar date VERDE

585 nm QX QX
• Control Panel tracks all procedure statistics during
650 nm QX QX
treatments

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Ease of use
StarWalker’s new advanced touch screen user
interface features intuitive navigation and
exceptional flexibility.

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 OPTOflex® Vacuum Cell
Technology

Innovation at Work

Reliability
Patented solutions
StarWalker is built on for a homogenous
Fotona’s foundation beam profile
of over 50 years of
experience, with quality
and reliability being one Homogeneity of a laser beam profile ensures safety during treatment since laser
of the pillars of company’s
energy is evenly distributed across the treated area. Epidermal damage is mini-
commitment and
reputation. mized and the risks of bleeding, tissue splatter and transient textural changes in

the skin are decreased. Achieving homogeneous beam profiles has been a great

challenge for the laser industry due to the nonlinearity of Q-switched lasers.

Fotona’s StarWalker advanced Q-switched laser technology relies on ground-

breaking solutions such as patented OPTOflex® and Vacuum Cell Technologies

to produce almost perfectly homogeneous beam profiles.

The OPTOflex® articulated arm is specifically designed to efficiently transmit the

laser beam without losing energy or changing the beam’s original properties.

The shape and magnitude of the aiming beam enhances visibility, allowing for

easier, faster treatments and greater precision. OPTOflex® is light, compact and

folds back to decrease system height.

With laser quality benefits unlike any other beam delivery system, OPTOflex® is

definitive of the next generation in laser delivery systems for high-power lasers.

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Full-beam and
fractional handpieces

The StarWalker’s full beam and fractional handpiece techno-

logy enables physicians to provide advanced solutions for a

broad range of treatments.

Fractional handpieces harness the powerful photomechanical

effect of the StarWalker into tightly focused arrays. These ar-

rays contain concentrations of energy while the surrounding

area remains unaffected by the laser light.

Fractional handpiece
FS20A

Full-beam handpiece
R650

Longer System Lifetime:

Almost 100% flashlamp
pulse utilization

Most standard Q-switched laser systems can only achieve sta-

ble output during laser beam operation by ensuring that their

flashlamps are pulsed internally at a constantly high repetition

Fractional beam
rate, even when the operator selects a single-pulse or low rep-

etition rate mode. As a result the laser system and especial-

ly the flashlamp, one of the most important components, can

burn out prematurely due to overuse. This is not the case with

the StarWalker’s patented Vacuum Cell & OPTOflex technology,

where the laser flashlamp is activated only when actual laser

output is required. A much lower burden on the laser system

is imposed, resulting in a longer flashlamp lifetime and lower

costs of laser system maintenance. Full-beam

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Taking Your Practice
into the Future
 Third Generation ASP Technology

StarWalker® and its groundbreaking ASP (Adaptive Structured Pulse) techno-

logy represent a cosmic shift forward for the medical and aesthetic laser indus-

try. This third-generation technology combines the unsurpassed range of pulse

duration modes of Fotona’s VSP (Variable Square Pulse) technology with the

revolutionary capability of ASP technology to adapt the temporal structure of

laser pulses to the bio-photonic dynamics of laser-tissue interaction.

New Revolutionary
Adaptive Structured Pulse
Technology
Laser pulse power

Laser pulse power

Laser pulse power

Time Time Time

Standard PFN Fotona VSP Third Generation Fotona

Technology Technology ASP Technology

Modulated Acoustics Q-Switched

(MaQX) Laser System

Fotona’s StarWalker laser system features the entire range of super-short pulse

technologies in a single, high-performance solution. StarWalker’s patented

MaQX pulse modalities produce powerful bursts of laser energy that photo-

acoustically break apart skin pigmentations into smaller, more easily eliminated

particles.

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 New Revolutionary
Adaptive Structured Pulse
Technology

Fotona Q-Switched
Pulse Power

StarWalker’s unique TMD (Transverse Mode Discrimination) laser oscillator technology combined

with the ASP pulse control delivers very short (5 nsec) Q-switched pulses consisting of a high

energy train of ultra-short bursts of energy in trillionths of a second, enabling photomechanical

impact to shatter tiny skin targets without injury to the surrounding skin. StarWalker’s techno-

logy thus combines the high energy capabilities of nanosecond lasers with the ultrashort pulse

peak powers of traditional picosecond lasers.

Best of
Both Worlds
Picosecond pulse power
with the high energy of
nanosecond pulses

580 psec

5 nsec
A typical measured local
temporal intensity of the
StarWalker’s 1064 nm MaQX
pulse. The 1064 nm MaQX
pulse consists of high peak
power picosecond micro
pulses within an overall
nanosecond high energy
macropulse.
-12 -10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Time (nsec)

When absorbed in skin pigments, extremely

short energy bursts of picosecond structured
MaQX pulses generate photoacoustic
shockwaves that disintegrate irradiated
pigment particles into tiny particles that are
then easily eliminated by the body.

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 New Revolutionary
Adaptive Structured Pulse
Technology

Fotona MaQX – Unmatched

Q-Switched Pulse Energy

Based on revolutionary ASP technology, StarWalker is capable

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of delivering up to an unprecedented 10 J of Q-switched energy

Q-Switched Energy (J)

in one giant structured MaQX pulse. 8

The unique MaQX high energy capability of StarWalker enables

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the generation of a higher energy photoacoustic effect at the

treatment site, leading to more effective and faster treatments. 4

Additionally, with high MaQX energies, larger spotsizes can be

2
used resulting in more homogeneous treatments of even deep-

er lying skin pigments, and therefore with reduced risk of un- 0

Standard Standard Fotona
wanted side effects. QS Q-PTP MaQX-10

Ultimate safety with

Q-Switched treatments

Patient safety and comfort with ultra-performance MaQX mode treatments are

further enhanced by the StarWalker’s unique capability that allows the user to

select the softness level (MaQX-1, MaQX-2, MaQX-5 or MaQX-10) of the treat-

ment. When a higher softness level is selected, the StarWalker’s ASP technology

ensures that the generated acoustic energy is released at an acceptable acous-

tic power, resulting in a “softer” and less invasive effect on the tissue. MaQX
Technology
Ultra high
Q-switched energy
MaQX mode for ultimate speed
softness level setting and precision

MaQX mode energy setting

MaQX mode spotsize setting

Speed and precision

StarWalker’s MaQX capabilities allow the operator to
perform treatments with unprecedented efficacy and
precision, and with increased safety enabled by the
operator-adjustable “softness” level of the treatment.

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 New Revolutionary
Adaptive Structured Pulse
Technology

Empowered
by ASP Technology

Fourteen Laser Modalities

StarWalker features an extraordinary 14 laser modalities operating at 4 complementary laser

wavelengths. Based on the ASP technology, StarWalker modes are tailored to the requirements

of specific treatments, a feature that has not been possible with earlier technologies.

Wavelength Pulse width

nanoseconds microseconds milliseconds

1064 nm MaQX-1, MaQX-2,

MaQX-5, MaQX-10, FRAC3 VERSA3
Turbo

532 nm MaQX-1, MaQX-2,

MaQX-5, MaQX-10, - VERDE
Turbo

585 nm QX - -

650 nm QX - -

Four Laser Wavelengths

StarWalker delivers four laser wavelengths to cover the complete absorption spectrum of mela-

nin, oxyhemoglobin and water.

1064 nm 650 nm 585 nm 532 nm

532 nm 1064 nm
KTP Nd:YAG
585 nm
650 nm
Absorption Coefficient

H2 O

Melanin HbO

HbR

Wavelength

StarWalker’s wavelengths are located at Four wavelengths to treat structures at

appropriate skin absorption peaks and different skin depths.
minimums.
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 New Revolutionary
Adaptive Structured Pulse
Technology

VERDE 532 nm mode

for Treating Vascular
Lesions
The 532 nm wavelength is located at one of the oxyhemoglobin
5 nsec

absorption peaks, which makes it an ideal candidate for treating

Laser Power
15, 20, 30, 50 msec
vascular lesions. Based on the revolutionary ASP technology,

StarWalker features a unique green long-pulse VERDE pulse

mode that has been designed specifically to treat vascular Time

Standard QS
mode
Fotona VERDE
mode

lesions. The StarWalker’s VERDE mode provides a range

of long-pulse durations (15, 20, 30, and 50 ms), adapted to StarWalker’s unique VERDE mode delivers 532
nm energy in long millisecond pulses designed
correspond to the TRT of superficial red vessels. for treating superficial vascular lesions.

FRAC3 and VERSA3

1064 nm modes
5 nsec
StarWalker features a FRAC3 pulse mode which utilizes the
Laser Power
short submillisecond pulse duration and high peak power 0.6 msec 15, 20, 25, 50 msec

density at 1064 nm to produce a self-induced three-dimensional

fractional pattern in the epidermis and dermis, with damage Time

Standard QS
mode
Fotona
FRAC3 mode
Fotona VERSA3
long mode

islands that are predominantly located at the sites of targeted

skin imperfections. Key applications of the FRAC3 mode include Standard Q-switched laser systems cannot
deliver Nd:YAG laser pulses in the ‘long-pulse’
skin rejuvenation and removal of thin hair. duration regime.

StarWalker also delivers 1064 nm VERSA3 mode pulses with a range of durations (15, 20, 25, and 50 ms), which

are clinically well proven for a broad range of treatments, such as hair removal, wrinkle reduction, treatment of

warts or treatment of onychomycosis. In addition, the StarWalker’s ASP technology modulates the pulse to create

a “FRAC3 type” microsecond structure superimposed on the milliseconds long VERSA pulse, thus combining the

beneficial effects of the “long” 1064 nm pulse with the self-induced fractional capability of the FRAC3 modality.

Photon emission energy converter

of the StarWalker’s TMD (Transverse Mode
Discrimination) laser oscillator

Versatility
StarWalker’s range of laser sources and wavelengths
enables a wide range of treatments, from tattoo removal
and pigmented and vascular lesion removal to skin
rejuvenation, acne treatments, hair removal and more.
Expanded Treatment Range
Epidermal and dermal
pigmented lesions

StarWalker’s MaQX and QX modes are ideal tools for effectively treating a wide variety of epider-

mal and dermal pigmented lesions on all skin types.

Melanin absorption is highest at 532 nm, and then decreases towards longer StarWalker wave-

lengths. On the other hand, the dermal penetration depth is greatest at 1064 nm. Therefore, the

532 nm is useful for removing epidermal pigmentation such as freckles, and the 1064 nm is suit-

able for removing pigments deeper in the dermis.

Courtesy of AB Goodall

Courtesy of DMT
TwinToning: combined 1064 nm and 532 nm AngelWhite: 1064 nm MaQX skin whitening
MaQX skin toning

Courtesy of J. Kozarev
Courtesy of KW Book

Melasma with MaQX 1064 nm Age spots with MaQX 1064 nm

Courtesy of S. Saracoglu

Courtesy of KW Book

Nevus of Ota with MaQX 1064 nm Removal of freckles with MaQX 1064 nm mode

Versatility
StarWalker’s twelve laser modes provide the user with
treatment options otherwise not available with Q-switched
laser systems.
Enhanced Vascular Treatments

Vascular treatments

The 532 nm wavelength is located at one of the

oxyhemoglobin peaks, which makes the Star-

Courtesy of Fotona

Walker VERDE mode an ideal candidate for

superficial vascular treatments, while 1064 nm

is used for treating deeper and larger vessels.

Spider vein before and after

Courtesy of U. Ahcan
Courtesy of Fotona

Spider vein before and after Treatment of port-wine stain with VERDE
mode

Acne treatments Facial redness

Courtesy of D. Kaliterna

Courtesy of D. Kaliterna

Fractional 1064 nm MaQX treatment of active Fractional 1064 nm MaQX treatment of facial
acne redness

Hair removal Facial pores

Courtesy of Fotona
Courtesy of DMT

Hair removal with VERSA3 1064 nm mode Treatment of pores with MaQX 1064 nm

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 Fotona FracTat™
Tattoo Removal

Advanced Tattoo Removal

Multi-color laser for
multicolor tattoos

The Fotona StarWalker ASP ultra-short pulse technology combines 4 different

wavelengths in an advanced, high-powered solution for tattoo removal.

FracTat™
Combined
fractional ablative Pigment Color
and Q-switched
photoacoustic blue, brown, gray, green sky blue (light) red, tan, orange,
tattoo removal black (dark) purple
procedure

1064 nm 650 nm 585 nm 532 nm

Laser Wavelength

Generally, the greater the absorption of laser light in the tattoo pigment gran-

ules at a certain wavelength, the greater the energy available to break up these

tattoo pigment granules.

Courtesy of Dr. J. Kozarev
Courtesy of Fotona

Color tattoo before and after Color tattoo before and after
Courtesy of Dr. U. Ahcan

Courtesy of L. Marini

Color tattoo removed after five treatments Cosmetic tattoo (permanent make-up)
removal
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 Advantages of FracTat:
When a Q-switched laser pulse strikes the tattoo pigment it • Enhanced generation of photoacoustic

generates gas and steam within the skin. This causes an optical shockwaves

shielding or “frosting” effect that prevents any subsequent laser • Reduced frosting and pressure on

pulse from effectively reaching the deeper-lying pigments. Fur- surrounding tissue

thermore, gas bubbles which are formed around the pigment • Multiple MaQX irradiations can be made

particles can damage the surrounding tissue. during a single session

• Direct pigment removal via ablation and

healing of fractionated skin

• Enhanced generation of photoacoustic

shockwaves

Standard Treatment

1 2 3 4

Before the treatment First treatment with a Gas bubbles Subsequent Q-switched
Q-switched pulse following the pulses are blocked from
Q-switched reaching deeper lying
treatment pigments

When the Fotona patented FracTat™ procedure is performed, micro holes are first drilled into the

skin using a fractional ablative laser handpiece. The fractional micro holes act as pressure relief

ducts through which the gasses can escape without building up excessive pressure.

FracTat™ treatment

1 2 3 4

Micro holes are First treatment with a Reduced frosting Subsequent MaQX
drilled with an MaQX pulse effect pulses are not
ablative fractional blocked from
laser reaching deeper lying
pigments

Reliability
Courtesy of L. Marini, Italy

StarWalker’s MaQX peak

energy, four colors and
proprietary FracTat™
procedure make
StarWalker an industry
leading tattoo removal
Before Following FracTat After laser system.
treatment
Excellence in Your Hands
A focus on applications with an
impressive line of advanced
easy-to-use handpieces Full-beam
and Fractional
beam Titanium
handpieces

handpiece wavelength spotsize spot shape

R28 1064 / 532 nm 2 - 8 mm circle
R29 1064 / 532 nm 1.5, 2, 3, 10, 12.5, 20 mm circle
R58 532 nm 1.5 - 6 mm circle
R585 585 nm 2, 3, 4 mm circle
R650 650 nm 2, 3, 4 mm circle
FS20 1064 nm 9x9 mm fractional, 25 pixels
FS20A 1064 nm 9x9 mm fractional, 81 pixels
FS20B 1064 nm 5x5 mm fractional, 25 pixels
FS20C 1064 nm 7x7 mm fractional, 49 pixels
FS50 532 nm 9x9 mm fractional, 25 pixels
FS50B 532 nm 5x5 mm fractional, 25 pixels

Key benefits
• Quick-release mechanism for attaching handpieces to the OPTOflex articulated arm

• FracTat technology offers a wide range of ablative and nonablative fractional treatments

with different wavelengths and matrix patterns

• Automatic Detection: on-the-fly detection of type of HP, spot-size and spacer. HPs retain

their compact size even with the automatic detection feature

• Unified handpiece design with built-in CPU for optimal safety and performance

• Titanium construction

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Perfection
When you choose Fotona, you choose a company committed
to designing, manufacturing and delivering the highest
performance, best made laser systems in the world.

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 Committed to Engineering
The Highest Performance, Best Made Laser Systems in the World

since 1964

Fotona, LLC Fotona, d. o. o. Fotona GmbH

2307 Springlake Road #518 Stegne 7, 1000 Ljubljana Hohlbachweg 2
Dallas-Farmers Branch, TX 75234 Slovenia, EU 73344 Gruibingen,
USA Germany, EU

Founded in 1964, only four years after the invention of the very first laser, Fotona is one of the most

experienced developers of high-technology laser systems. Fotona today is a world-leading medical

laser company recognized for its innovative, award-winning laser systems for applications in aesthetics

& dermatology, dentistry, surgery and gynecology. Based in the US and EU, with corporate headquar-

ters in Dallas, Texas, and Ljubljana, Slovenia, Fotona’s business philosophy is to continuously choose

perfection to ensure the maximum performance and efficacy of its medical devices.

www.fotona.com

ISO 9001:2008, EN ISO 13485:2003,

MDD 93/42 EEC Annex II excluding
(4), ISO 13485:2003 (CMDCAS).
97370 CE ENG/4

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION

/ 2014
IEC 60825-1

AVOID EYE OR SKIN EXPOSURE

TO DIRECT OR SCATTERED RADIATION
CLASS 4 LASER PRODUCT
OP. MODE Q-switch LP Q-switch LP PILOT
WAVELENGTH 1064 nm 1064 nm 532 nm 532 nm 635 nm
MAX. OUTPUT 1.9 (12) J 9(18) J 0.7(5) J 5 J <1 mW
PULSE DURATION 5 ns(2.6 ms) 0.6(15)ms 5 ns(2.6 ms) 20 ms CW
98850