How Hollywood Spectra 1064 nm laser toning is done

What the numbers show

1. 11. Cheek · example laser toning area
2. 22. Example handpiece position
3. 33. Laser handpiece
4. 44. Epidermis
5. 55. Dermis
6. 66. Subcutaneous fat
7. 77. Muscle layer
8. 88. Pigment markers
9. 99. Pigment broken into smaller fragments

In the film

1. Use eye protection suitable for the laser.
2. The handpiece is brought close to the skin, a red aiming beam marks the spot, and the laser then fires.
3. The 1064 nm light is invisible and is absorbed by melanin.
4. Laser energy breaks pigment particles into smaller fragments.