The Sopranos
We chat with Elena Cudworth about her journey with Soprano laser and why she’s excited to be bringing the new Titanium into her clinic
Elena Cudworth is passionate about standards of safety, especially when it comes to lasers. She has been working with lasers since gaining her Level 4 NVQ in 2010, first as a therapist and now as the owner of the Elenique Skin Clinic in Fulham and as a KOL for Alma.
High-quality client care is at the heart of Elenique’s philosophy, combined with a personalised approach that identifies and meets each client’s unique needs.
The clinic provides a wide variety of face and body treatments, with hair removal still being a popular choice for both men and women. “We have more male clients coming now, especially for the arms, back, and chest”, Elena says. “We have athletes and many cyclists as well.”
A no brainer
When it came to deciding what device she wanted to use for hair removal when the clinic opened its doors in 2015, it was no contest: Soprano. “When I first started, my first job was using the
Soprano laser”, Elena says. “I became a big lover of all Alma devices, particularly the Harmony and Soprano.
“I think every business owner should care about where the machines they buy come from. If you’re thinking about investing in laser devices, you should consider safety, quality and, of course, the results. But safety and quality are first, in my opinion.”
Soprano has long been acknowledged as one of the gold-standard lasers for permanent hair reduction, and Elena’s business has evolved with the brand, progressing through its various upgrades from the Soprano ICE to the Soprano ICE Platinum and now the Titanium, the pinnacle technology in the Soprano family.
“We stand for safety and high-quality client care so, of course, we want to work with well-known devices that are FDA-approved. We have worked with Soprano ICE Platinum (right) for nearly five years, and now we are excited to be working with Titanium to deliver the best for our clientele.”
Among the new features are a small handpiece to treat facial hair. “We can treat eyebrows, we can treat around the nostrils and we can treat the upper lip, which is great because there are not many applicators that you can use safely on the upper lip area”, says Elena. “I love this small, curved handpiece. It’s like a little finger. That’s a feature that no other laser device has.”
The evolution of pain-free
Soprano was the first laser on the market to claim it could offer “pain-free” hair removal, and as the device’s technology has evolved, so has its comfort. The new Titanium has ICE Plus™, an advanced cooling system that combines TEC and Inverter cooling technologies to offer an unparalleled treatment experience for the patient.
“People can feel some heat sensation”, explains Elena. “But patients feel very relaxed. The cooling tip, combined with how we deliver the laser, makes it even more comfortable. Clients are grateful for that, especially when we’re talking about intimate areas. Nothing makes me happy like a happy client. That’s what we want. Great results and happy clients.”
Faster treatment times
Titanium features TRIO 4cm², a 3D applicator, combining the three most effective laser wavelengths for hair removal (Alexandrite 755nm, Speed 810nm and YAG 1064nm) with Quattro™, an extralarge spot size covering an enormous grid of 600-900 cm2.
This means it can treat larger areas faster than ever before (40% faster than other laser treatments, they claim). It also includes two connectors, enabling two different applicators to be connected to the platform simultaneously and further shortening treatment time.
Treating diverse skin and hair types
Another advantage of the Soprano Titanium is being able to treat all skin types, including tanned skin, as well as more diverse hair types. Its unique SHR™ technology means it gradually heats and delivers rapid pulses that damage the hair follicle and hinders regrowth without damaging the surrounding skin.
“With the combination of wavelength that Soprano has in one handpiece, you can target different types of hair density either superficially or deeply. We can’t treat light hair, and I would say red hair is still very, very slow-responding because we need that melanin pigment in the hair for the laser to target.
“I haven’t seen any device like this, to be honest. I have worked with a few different devices, but Soprano has become my favourite, and I would never get any other device.”