ALD1Dermatological Quad Wavelength Diode Laser System
Clinically Engineered. Commercially Powerful. Exclusively Skintastic.
Quad wavelength diode, 755, 808, 940 and 1064nm, safe across every Fitzpatrick type. Portable, powerful and supplied with the training, governance and documentation to put it straight into practice.
- MHRA registered medical device
- Class 4 laser, BS EN 60825-1
- 800W US Coherent diode
- Ofqual regulated training included
Finance available, subject to status and lender approval.
✓ Free UK delivery on all orders over £99
- MHRA registered device
- BMLA member
- FCA authorised for finance
- Ofqual regulated training
- Established 2011
Registration with, or membership of, any body named here does not imply their endorsement or approval of Skintastic or of this device.
One diode platform, every skin type
The ALD1 delivers four diode wavelengths as a single blended output, so one machine treats Fitzpatrick I through to VI without swapping systems.
Three spot sizes, recognised automatically
Three interchangeable tips cover every body zone. 3D magnetic smart tip recognition means the machine knows which tip is fitted and adjusts the preset parameters as you change it, so the operator is not resetting the machine by hand between areas.
- 30 × 25mm for large body areas, legs, back and chest
- 15 × 15mm for facial work and smaller zones
- 8mm precision tip for delicate and sensitive areas
360 degree sapphire contact cooling
Cooling runs the full length of the applicator, from the tip through to the handle, rather than only at the point of contact. That gives continuous contact cooling coverage through the pass rather than cooling that fades as the tip warms.
A built in PT100 sensor monitors handpiece temperature with high accuracy, and the system continuously detects cooling temperature and output energy during operation. If either drifts, you know about it.
Sapphire contact cooling helps maintain a stable treatment temperature and supports epidermal protection through the treatment.
Real time monitoring, not assumptions
44,000 µF of stored energy
Two industrial grade 22,000 microfarad capacitors give a combined 44,000 microfarad energy system. That is what holds the output steady when the machine is being worked hard through a full clinic day rather than sagging after the first hour.
Optimal Pulse Technology delivers a controlled square wave pulse, so the energy the client receives on the last pass matches the first.
Every client, every setting, recorded
The integrated treatment record system saves individual client parameters, so wavelength, fluence and pulse duration are stored against the client and retrieved instantly at the next session.
- Save individual client parameters
- Store wavelength, fluence and pulse duration
- Track treatment response history
- Retrieve previous session settings instantly
- Fifteen language options
- Rental mode for machines placed with other clinics
ALD1 specification
| Device type | Dermatological diode laser system |
|---|---|
| Wavelengths | 755nm, 808nm, 940nm and 1064nm, delivered as one blended output |
| Diode output power | 800W |
| Energy density | 1 to 166 J/cm² |
| Pulse frequency | 1 to 10Hz |
| Spot sizes | 30 × 25mm, 15 × 15mm and 8mm, with 3D magnetic tip recognition |
| Laser bars | US Coherent |
| Diode lifespan | 20 million shots |
| Cooling | 360 degree sapphire contact cooling, tip to handle, with PT100 monitoring |
| Capacitor system | 2 × 22,000 µF, 44,000 µF total |
| Laser class | Class 4 medical laser, BS EN 60825-1 |
| Continuous use | 10 to 12 hours |
| Electrical | 110V or 220V compatible |
| Net weight | 33 kg |
| Skin types | Fitzpatrick I to VI |
Registered, certified and traceable
Every claim below is evidenced by a document held on file, and a copy pack is supplied with the machine.
| Manufacturer | Beijing Stelle Laser Technology Co., Ltd., Daxing District, Beijing, China |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer SRN | CN-MF-000038245 |
| Risk classification | Class IIa |
| Basic UDI-DI | 697669578ALD1UV |
| Notified body | TÜV Rheinland LGA Products GmbH, number 0197 |
| EC certificate | HD 2264988-1, Full Quality Assurance System, Directive 93/42/EEC Annex II excluding (4). Issued 23 April 2021. Surveillance audit confirmed 25 January 2024. |
| Continued validity | Confirmed by TÜV Rheinland on 12 April 2024 under Article 120 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/607. May continue to be placed on the market to 31 December 2028. For the Great Britain market, MHRA guidance provides that CE marked devices certified under Directive 93/42/EEC may be placed on the GB market until the sooner of certificate expiry or 30 June 2028. |
| MHRA registration | Registered 24 May 2024, application reference 2024052201363378, GMDN 58786, dermatological diode laser system |
| UK Responsible Person | MedPath Limited, 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AX |
| Skintastic role | UK importer and distributor |
| Standards applied | IEC/EN 60601-1, IEC/EN 60601-1-2, IEC/EN 60601-2-22, IEC/EN 60825-1, ISO 13485 |
Registration of a medical device with the MHRA does not represent accreditation, certification, approval or endorsement by the MHRA. This page is not a Declaration of Conformity. That document is drawn up and signed by the manufacturer and a copy is supplied with the machine.
Named Laser Protection Adviser included
Every ALD1 is supplied within a governance framework overseen by Dr Godfrey Town, one of the UK’s leading Laser Protection Advisers. Twelve months of LPA support is included with the machine.
- Bespoke Local Rules prepared for your device and your premises
- Comprehensive laser risk assessment aligned with UK safety regulations
- On site audit report confirming compliance readiness
- Dr Godfrey Town named as your LPA for twelve months
- Ongoing compliance guidance to maintain your regulatory standing
Everything needed to start treating
Qualification pathway included
If you already hold a Level 3 Anatomy and Physiology, the Level 4 Laser and IPL RQF pathway is included. If you do not, a discounted Level 3 pathway is available. If you already hold Level 4, the Level 5 Tattoo Removal RQF qualification is included instead. Both are Ofqual regulated through Focus Awards. See the regulated qualifications.
Choose the purchase route that suits your clinic
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Who you will need, and where you will need them
Buying the laser is the straightforward part. What stops clinics trading is usually the paperwork around it, and most people meet these three roles for the first time when a council asks for them. Here is what each one is, in plain terms.
LPA
Laser Protection Adviser
An independent, certified laser safety specialist, normally RPA2000 registered. The LPA carries out a site audit of your treatment room, writes your Local Rules and risk assessment, specifies the correct protective eyewear for your exact wavelengths, and defines the controlled area. This is the appointment a licensing authority will always ask about. Your LPA is not your supplier and should not be.
LPS
Laser Protection Supervisor
Usually you, or a senior member of your team. The LPS is the person on site who is responsible day to day for the Local Rules actually being followed, for keeping the treatment register and the authorised user register, and for making sure nobody operates the machine who is not trained and named. The LPA writes the rules. The LPS lives by them.
EMP
Expert Medical Practitioner
A GMC registered doctor who issues your written Treatment Protocol for that specific device and remains available for clinical advice, on photosensitive medication, on adverse reactions and on contraindications. Their CV, GMC registration and insurance schedule are supplied for your council inspector. Also referred to as an ERHP.
Not every authority writes the EMP into its licence conditions. Some do, some treat it as advisory and some simply ask you to hold a list of practitioners. Our own Laser Protection Adviser recommends appointing one in every case, because a protocol cannot be back-dated and a doctor is only realistically available to you after an incident if they were already retained before it.
Where a licence is required
Licensing is not national. It depends on whether your council holds the local powers, which is why two clinics doing identical work in different towns can face completely different requirements. These are the areas where a licence is commonly required for laser and IPL.
| Area | Authorities |
|---|---|
| All 32 London boroughs | Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth and Westminster |
| Nottinghamshire | Nottingham City, Broxtowe, Gedling and Rushcliffe |
| Kent and Medway | Ashford, Canterbury, Dartford, Dover, Folkestone and Hythe, Gravesham, Maidstone, Medway, Sevenoaks, Swale, Thanet, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells |
| Sussex | Brighton and Hove, Eastbourne, Lewes and Wealden |
| Midlands | Birmingham, Coventry, Derby, Leicester, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent and Worcestershire |
| North East | Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland | Regulated instead by the national healthcare inspectorates, HIW in Wales, HIS in Scotland and RQIA in Northern Ireland |
This list is a guide and not a substitute for asking. Powers change, and some authorities apply them differently from their neighbours. Before you commit to premises, telephone the licensing team at your own council and ask two questions: do we need a special treatment licence for laser and IPL, and do your conditions require an Expert Medical Practitioner. Get the answer in writing.
If your council does not hold these powers, you are not off the hook. Your obligations under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Control of Artificial Optical Radiation at Work Regulations 2010 and BS EN 60825 apply everywhere, and your insurer will ask for the same documents whether or not a licence is involved.
Different rules again, and the reason clinics there struggle to buy
Outside England there is no council licence. Instead the clinic itself is registered and inspected by a national healthcare inspectorate, and the standard of documentation they expect is higher, not lower. This is where most machines on the market fall down, and it is the most common reason a clinic in Cardiff or Glasgow cannot find a laser it is allowed to buy.
What an inspector actually asks to see
In all three nations the inspection turns on documents. These are the ones that concern the machine itself, and they are the ones we supply with every machine we supply.
- The notified body certificate, naming the body and its number
- Evidence of device registration and who the UK Responsible Person is
- The manufacturer conformity documentation
- The classification, Class 4 to BS EN 60825-1
- Full instructions for use in English, not a brochure
- Wavelengths, maximum output and pulse parameters for eyewear specification
- Compliance with BS EN 60601-2-22 for the laser
- Test reports and the technical file for your LPA
One distinction worth knowing, because sellers blur it. HIW, HIS and RQIA register the clinic, not the machine. No laser is HIW registered or HIS approved, and anybody telling you otherwise is misleading you. What the machine needs is a complete and accurate documentation pack so that your registration can succeed.
That is the whole difficulty. Plenty of machines are sold in the United Kingdom at attractive prices with a certificate that turns out to cover electrical safety rather than medical device conformity, with a manual that is really a sales brochure, or with no named UK Responsible Person at all. A clinic in Wales or Scotland often only discovers the gap when the inspector asks, by which point they own the machine.
We send the documentation pack before you buy, not after. If you are registering with HIW, HIS or RQIA, ask and we will email the certificates, the registration confirmation, the test reports and the instructions for use, so that you or your adviser can check them against your application before you spend anything.
Meet the team
Built on laser expertise, and committed to your success. When you buy a medical device from us you are buying the people who answer for it afterwards.
Carla Cooper-Gale
Managing Director
Over fifteen years of specialist laser experience, with more than 7,500 students trained. Carla is the named UK Responsible Person to the MHRA for the devices Skintastic registers, and she handles the regulatory side of every sale personally.
- Medical device compliance
- Assessor
- IQA
- Level 5 DET
Brenda West
Internal Quality Assurer
A retired senior nurse with decades of clinical experience, Brenda maintains the standards of training, assessment and the award of qualifications. She is the reason our training holds up when an awarding body looks at it.
- Senior nurse, retired
- IQA
Dr Godfrey Town, PhD
Laser Protection Adviser
A Registered Laser Protection Technologist and Medical Physicist with a PhD in laser physics, and decades of experience advising clinical and research environments on laser safety. Every system we supply sits inside his governance framework.
- PhD laser physics
- Registered LPA
- Medical physicist
Skintastic Aesthetic Supplies Ltd is registered in England and Wales, company 11028743, registered office 26 The Avenue, Southampton SO17 1XL. VAT 368 8599 17. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, firm reference 964293. We act as a credit broker, not a lender. MedPath Limited is the UK Responsible Person for the Stelle machines and Skintastic Aesthetic Supplies Ltd is the UK importer and supplier.
Buying direct from the factory
Clinics are sometimes offered the same machine directly by the manufacturer at a lower headline price. We would rather set out plainly what that price does not include than pretend the offer is not made.
Through Skintastic
Included in the price
- Engineer installation and calibration
- On site PAT testing and operational handover
- Ofqual regulated qualification pathway and Core of Knowledge
- Twelve months of named Laser Protection Adviser support
- Bespoke local rules written for your premises
- Eighteen month UK warranty, twelve months on the diode bars and lamp
- UK engineer servicing, spares and consumables held here
- FCA regulated finance
- Custom shell, engraved logo and LED handpiece branding
Direct from the factory
What lands on you instead
- You become the importer of record, and you are the one the MHRA comes to
- You must hold the technical documentation yourself
- You must produce the certificate for your insurer, your LPA and your council
- In a London borough they ask before granting your special treatment licence
- You must satisfy yourself the exact model is on the notified body certificate
- No UK warranty and no UK engineer
- A fault means shipping a handpiece to Beijing at your cost, and waiting
- No training, no local rules and no LPA
- Those are the documents an inspection actually looks at
A device imported directly from the manufacturer carries none of the first column, and the purchaser themselves takes on the legal obligations of the importer under the UK Medical Devices Regulations.
We are not saying this to protect a margin. We are saying it because we have spent this year sorting out exactly these problems for clinics who bought elsewhere, and it is far harder to fix afterwards than to get right at the start.
Pay for it out of what it earns
Most clinics finance rather than buy outright, and the ALD1 is available on business equipment finance over two, three, four or five years. Skintastic Aesthetic Supplies Ltd is FCA authorised, firm reference 964293. We act as a credit broker, not a lender, and we take no commission from the lender.
Finance is subject to status and to lender approval. Arranged through Kennet Equipment Leasing Ltd, who work with a panel of lenders. Please send the completed enquiry form back to us on WhatsApp rather than by email. It carries your date of birth, your home address, your property and mortgage details and your consent to a credit search. Email is not encrypted and leaves a copy of the attachment on every mail server it passes through. WhatsApp is encrypted end to end and goes straight to a phone. If you would rather not use WhatsApp, ring us on 02381 946394 and we will arrange another way.
Ready to talk it through
We would rather have an honest conversation about whether this machine will pay for itself in your clinic than sell you the wrong thing. Message us and we will give you a straight answer.
