Cosmoceutical Industry Hit Hard by Recession, Part 2: The Portrait Plasma is Gone

The second recent bankruptcy of a major cosmetic-medicine corporation is that of Rhytec (based in Massachusetts), which never sold enough of its Portrait Plasma devices.

The Portrait Plasma rejuvenated the skin with innovative technology.  Rather than heating the skin with a laser, it used plasma--the so-called fourth phase of matter (along with solids, liquids, and gases).

I never used this device, but it did generate a lot of positive buzz.  Supposedly, the results were at least equivalent to the Fraxel re:pair, but perhaps less plagued by depigmentation and color changes.

The Rhytec bankruptcy has left many Portrait Plasma owners scrambling for a source of the disposable nozzles necessary to deliver the plasma energy.  Since the British parent company has remained standing (at least for now), there is a chance that more nozzles may be available in the future.  However, if I were a patient in the middle of a series of treatments, I wouldn't delay my schedule!