TOKYO, Sept. 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cutera, Inc. (Nasdaq:CUTR), a leading provider of laser and light-based aesthetic systems for practitioners worldwide, today announced that Japan's Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare ("MHLW") approved the Solera Titan for marketing and distribution. Featuring a unique infrared light, Solera Titan delivers bulk heating deep into the skin's dermis.
Chris West, Vice President, Pacific Rim for Cutera, said, "Solera Titan has been available in Europe since 2005 for treating wrinkles and improving the overall appearance of skin. We are pleased that, with the recent MHLW approval, Titan is now widely available to the over 12,000 general hospitals and clinics throughout Japan, in addition to physicians in private practice."
"With many peer reviewed, published academic papers, Titan has a documented history of producing healthy collagen (Type I) and viable elastin in the skin's dermal layer," said Yohei Tanaka, MD, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor for Plastic Surgery, Shinshu University in Nagano, Japan.Dr.Tanaka, a leading plastic surgeon in Japan, is an expert in infrared light-based procedures with significant contributions to the base of peer-reviewed, published research on the Titan procedure. "I am very excited that this technology is now approved in Japan. Patients experience no downtime and are extremely pleased with the outcome."
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Brisbane, California-based Cutera is a leading provider of laser and other light-based aesthetic systems for practitioners worldwide. Since 1998, Cutera has been developing innovative, easy-to-use products that enable physicians and other qualified practitioners to offer safe and effective aesthetic treatments to their patients. For more information, call 1-888-4CUTERA or visit http://www.cutera.com/">www.cutera.com.
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