{"procedure":{"id":"ruby_laser","name":"Ruby Laser","type":"individual","family":"Ruby Laser","category":"Ruby Laser","price":"mid","pain":2,"downtime":3,"visible_in":3,"lasts":4,"summary":"Targeted ruby pigment laser","explanation":"Ruby Laser is a pigment-focused laser often used for selected dark spots, tattoos, and superficial pigment. Best suited for discrete pigmentation when the wavelength is appropriate for the lesion and skin type.","target":"dark spots, tattoos, superficial pigment","description":"Ruby Laser is a pigment-focused laser often used for selected dark spots, tattoos, and superficial pigment. Best suited for discrete pigmentation when the wavelength is appropriate for the lesion and skin type.","detail":{"id":"ruby_laser","name":"Ruby Laser","price":{"basis":null,"krw_max":null,"krw_min":null,"varies_by":"area / lesion size, sessions"},"dosage":{"unit":"sessions","options":[],"unit_explainer":"Surface spots often clear in 1-2 sessions; dermal pigment (nevus of Ota) needs several sessions months apart."},"header":{"one_liner":"694 nm ruby laser that breaks up stubborn dark spots and dermal pigment.","target_tags":["Dark spots","Nevus of Ota","Freckles","Tattoo"],"category_label":"PIGMENT","technology_label":"694 nm Q-SWITCHED RUBY"},"details":{"sessions":"1-2 for lentigines; 4-10 for nevus of Ota","aftercare":"Keep crusts moist (ointment/patch), don't pick; strict SPF 50 and sun avoidance for 2-3 months to prevent rebound darkening.","anesthesia":"Numbing cream","regulatory":"Q-switched ruby lasers are FDA cleared for pigmented lesions and tattoo removal","technology":"Q-switched ruby laser, 694 nm (nanosecond pulses)","measurement":"Sessions / lesion area","manufacturer":"Various","repeat_interval":"6-8 weeks (surface) to 2-3 months (dermal)","technical_specs":"694 nm red light; strong melanin absorption, poor haemoglobin absorption; effective for black, blue and green tattoo ink; nanosecond Q-switched pulses.","before_treatment":"Avoid tanning for 4 weeks; stop retinoids/peels a few days before.","safety_suitability":"Higher risk of hypo/hyperpigmentation in darker or tanned skin (Fitzpatrick IV-VI). Not first-line for melasma. Avoid with active infection, isotretinoin, photosensitivity, pregnancy (elective)."},"recovery":{"flying":"Possible","makeup":"Avoid over crusts until healed (~7 days)","alcohol":"No specific restriction","exercise":"Next day","sauna_heat":"Avoid until crusts fall","back_to_daily":"Immediately (with spot patches)","common_side_effects":["Crusting","Redness","Swelling","Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation","Hypopigmentation (lighter spots) — more common with ruby"]},"quick_facts":{"pain":"Moderate (snapping; numbing cream)","downtime":"About 7-10 days (crusts/scabs on treated spots)","results_last":"Long-lasting for cleared lesions; new sun spots can form","treatment_time":"10-20 min","results_visible":"After crusts shed (1-2 weeks) for surface spots; dermal pigment fades over months and sessions"},"alternatives":[{"name":"Q-switched Nd:YAG Laser","catalog_id":"q_switched_nd_yag_laser","consider_when":"Darker skin or dermal pigment — 1064 nm is safer for skin of colour."},{"name":"Pico Toning","catalog_id":"pico_toning","consider_when":"Diffuse pigment/tone rather than discrete spots, low downtime."},{"name":"PicoSure Laser","catalog_id":"picosure_laser","consider_when":"Picosecond option for spots and tattoos with fewer sessions."}],"before_after":[],"how_it_works":{"steps":[{"body":"The doctor confirms the lesion type (lentigo, freckle, nevus of Ota/ABNOM, tattoo) — melasma is usually not a ruby target.","title":"Diagnose the pigment"},{"body":"Numbing cream is applied; eyes are protected.","title":"Numb & protect"},{"body":"Very short 694 nm pulses shatter melanin; treated spots turn grey-white immediately.","title":"Laser pulses"},{"body":"Spots darken and crust, then shed in 7-10 days; keep covered/moist and protected from sun.","title":"Heal"}],"how_delivered":"Nanosecond Q-switched pulses at 694 nm are strongly absorbed by melanin, fragmenting pigment that the body then clears.","illustration_idea":"Melanin granules in epidermis/dermis shattering into small particles under red 694 nm pulses.","what_touches_skin":"Laser handpiece (light only)","what_it_feels_like":"Sharp snaps like a rubber band; stinging warmth afterwards."}}}}