Ultra-Performance Photoacoustic Laser System
StarWalker® MaQX Pro is Fotona’s most advanced, ultra-performance photoacoustic laser system—offering the ultimate combination of speed, precision and treatment versatility in a compact, award-winning design. With up to 10 J of Q-switched energy, 60% more power at high frequencies, and exceptionally uniform beam delivery across all settings, the MaQX Pro redefines what’s possible in pigment and skin treatments—all while maximizing your ROI.
The MaQX Pro’s 16 laser modalities across 4 wavelengths support an extensive range of clinical applications, including advanced protocols like FracRevive+® for enhanced photoacoustic rejuvenation, MaQX Clear® for melasma, patented FracTAT® tattoo removal, and next-level skin toning with Nd:YAG and KTP spot sizes up to 12.5 mm at high frequencies—reducing procedure times by up to 60%.
Designed for maximum versatility, ease of use, and best-in-class performance, StarWalker® MaQX Pro empowers practitioners to deliver significantly faster treatments across large surface areas, with more consistent outcomes and high patient satisfaction—every time.
Before & After
Melasma
Courtesy of: J. C. Vélez, MD & S. Vélez, MD
Laser source: Q-Sw Nd:YAG (1064 nm)
Removal of Freckles
Courtesy of: J. C. Vélez, MD & S. Vélez, MD
Laser source: Q-Sw KTP (532 nm), Q-Sw Nd:YAG (1064 nm) & FRAC3® modes
Treatment of Port-Wine Stain
Courtesy of: U. Ahčan, MD
Laser source: KTP (532 nm) VERDE mode
Color Tattoo Removal
Courtesy of: U. Ahčan, MD
Laser source: Q-Sw Nd:YAG (1064 nm)
Active Acne
Courtesy of: Chua Cheng Yu, MD
Laser source: VERSA3 & MaQX-1 Nd:YAG (1064 nm) modes
Key Benefits
- 16 pulse modalities across 4 laser wavelengths: 1064 nm, 532 nm, 585 nm and 650 nm
- Unmatched energy performance: up to 10 J and 15 Hz
- Exceptional beam quality across all frequencies
- Nd:YAG and KTP spot sizes up to 12.5 mm at high frequencies
- Advanced Energy Feedback Control (EFC) for unmatched safety
- Tap & Go functionality—quick presets for an easy start
- Compact handpieces with automatic real-time detection of handpiece type and spot size
- Enables minimally-invasive treatments that are fast and effective
- Great patient comfort and satisfaction
Technology
Widest range of procedure modes: In addition to photoacoustic pulses, the MAQX Pro system also enables long pulse modes, such as FRAC3®, VERSA3 and VERDE, further expanding treatment versatility across a wide variety of applications.
MaQX Pro delivers optimal power for high-speed treatments, with a unique top-hat beam profile that ensures homogeneous energy distribution at all frequencies, guaranteeing uniform and predictable results.
60% more power at high frequencies for extra speed: Nd:YAG and KTP spot sizes up to 12.5 mm at high frequencies enable significantly faster treatments across large surface areas.
Fotona’s proprietary ASP (Adaptive Structured Pulse) technology enables laser pulse shaping tailored to the laser-tissue interaction of each treatment, enabling ultimate precision, efficacy, and safety of treatments.
The system’s OPTOflex® arm with patented vacuum cell technology guarantees distortion-free beam delivery.
Dual-monitor Energy Feedback Control (EFC): an intelligent safety mechanism that continuously monitors and regulates individual laser pulse in real-time.
Smart & intuitive technology that works for you: MaQX Pro is a performance-driven platform, engineered for everyday usability. It allows you to work fast and efficiently from day one.
Accessories
R28
Technology
Spot size: 2–8 mm
Spot shape: circle
1064/532 nm
Ideal for
An all-rounder
R29
Technology
Spot size: 2, 2H, 3, 10, 12.5, 20 mm
Spot shape: circle
1064/532 nm
Ideal for
Skin toning and small lesions
R58
Technology
Spot sizes: 1.5–6 mm
Spot shape: circle
532 nm
Ideal for
VERDE
FS20A
Technology
Spot size: 9 x 9 mm
Spot shape: fractional, 81 pixels
1064 nm
Ideal for
FracTAT® tattoo removal, FracRevive® rejuvenation
FS20B
Technology
Spot size: 5 x 5 mm
Spot shape: fractional, 25 pixels
1064 nm
Ideal for
FracTAT® tattoo removal, scars, acne scars
FS50
Technology
Spot size: 9 x 9 mm
Spot shape: fractional, 25 pixels
532 nm
Ideal for
Diffused pigmentation
FS50B
Technology
Spot size: 5 x 5 mm
Spot shape: fractional, 25 pixels
532 nm
Ideal for
Diffused pigmentationn
Leo QX
Spot size: 2 x 10 mm
Spot shape: fractional, 3 x 11 pixels
1064 nm
Ideal for
FracTAT® tattoo removal, scars
RedLase QX
Technology
Spot size: 2, 3, 5 mm
Spot shape: circle
650 nm
Ideal for
Green tattoos
YellowLase QX
Technology
Spot size: 2, 3, 5 mm
Spot shape: circle
585 nm
Ideal for
Sky-blue tattoos
Movit QX
Technology
Wavelength, spot size, spot shape:
1064 nm: 15 x 15 mm, fractional (13 x 13 pixels)
532 nm: 12 x 12 mm, fractional (21 x 21 pixels)
1064/532 nm: 10 x 10 mm, square
One handpiece body with four different spacers can produce both fractional and full-spot Q-Sw Nd:YAG and KTP beams.
Ideal for
Skin toning, non-ablative "brushing" mode treatments
LIOB spacer –3
Technology
All our fractional handpieces are compatible with Laser Induced Optical Breakdown (LIOB) spacers (1064 nm), enabling even gentler treatments by moving the formation of micro-damage islands below the skin surface.
Wireless Footswitch
Technology
Enhances mobility within a 10 m radius of the Fotona laser system, preventing cable clutter.
FracTAT®
In the Fotona FracTAT® tattoo removal procedure, microholes are drilled with a fractional laser handpiece (1), followed by treatment with a full-beam handpiece (2). Microholes reduce the frosting effect and pressure on the surrounding tissue and act as pressure relief ducts (3), allowing gases formed in the tattoo removal process to escape. This enables deeper pigments to be reached (4), leading to more efficient pigment destruction.
Widest range of procedure modes
MaQX Pro offers an extended pulse range for enhanced treatment versatility—enabling practitioners to perform skin toning and rejuvenation, pigmented lesions removal, tattoo removal, active acne treatments, vascular lesion removal, hair removal, and more—going far beyond the capabilities of traditional Q-switched lasers.
FRAC3®
StarWalker® MaQX Pro features the revolutionary FRAC3® pulse modality, utilizing the microsecond pulse duration and high peak power density of Fotona’s VSP™ Nd:YAG pulse technology to produce a three-dimensional fractional pattern in the epidermis and dermis. This creates damage islands that are predominantly located at the sites of targeted skin imperfections. The skin’s natural healing response then acts to repair the microdamage, thereby safely rejuvenating the skin.
Standard Q-switched laser systems cannot deliver Nd:YAG laser pulses in the ‘long-pulse’ duration regime.
VERSA3
StarWalker® MaQX Pro also delivers longer 1064 nm VERSA3 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 active acne, wrinkle reduction, hair removal, and the treatment of warts or onychomycosis.
Standard Q-switched laser systems cannot deliver Nd:YAG laser pulses in the ‘long-pulse’ duration regime.
VERDE
Powered by advanced ASP technology, StarWalker® features a unique green long-pulse VERDE mode, specifically designed for the treatment of vascular lesions. It offers a range of long-pulse durations (15, 20, 30, and 50 ms) to effectively target blood vessels and vascular lesions of different sizes. The 532 nm wavelength aligns with one of the oxyhemoglobin absorption peaks, allowing for the treatment of superficial vascular lesions, while the 1064 nm wavelength can target deeper and larger vessels.
KTP VERDE also allows for safe and effective removal of freckles and sun spots in patients with Fitzpatrick skin type IV, with no long-lasting adverse effects. Full-face application of long-pulsed KTP can result in improved skin texture and tone.
StarWalker’s unique VERDE mode delivers 532 nm energy in long millisecond pulses designed for treating superficial vascular lesions.
Smart & intuitive technology
- Easy-to-use parameter selection
- Responsive parameter control
- User-friendly application wizards for recommended parameters
- Quick access to integrated treatment history and patient database via a large display
- Fully customizable memory storage for preset treatments
- An impressive range of compact, color-coded titanium-grade handpieces with automatic detection of handpiece type and spot size
