Published 29 October 2026 · Reviewed by Dr Sin Yong
The DEKA TORO laser is a Q-switched Nd:YAG platform made by DEKA, the Italian manufacturer in the El.En. group, that combines picosecond and nanosecond pulses across three wavelengths: 785 nm picosecond, plus 532 nm and 1064 nm nanosecond. It also carries a longer-pulsed 1064 nm thermal mode. It is used for tattoo ink, pigment and skin texture.
Short answerDr Sin Yong uses the DEKA TORO for two separate protocols: T2 Laser Tattoo Removal on the DEKA TORO, which matches the wavelength to each ink colour, and T2 Frax Radiance, which pairs picosecond toning with the thermal mode for pigment, pores and texture.
The DEKA TORO is one machine with several emissions, and each is matched to a different target. The picosecond emission at 785 nm comes from a titanium-sapphire source, with a pulse in the hundreds of picoseconds, so the target is broken mainly by a pressure effect with little heat spread. The 532 nm and 1064 nm emissions are Q-switched nanosecond pulses, about a thousand times longer, which act with more heat alongside the pressure effect. The thermal mode is a longer 1064 nm pulse that deliberately warms the dermis.
Emission
Pulse regime
FDA-listed tattoo inks
Use on this site
785 nm
Picosecond
Green and blue (Fitzpatrick II to IV)
Green and blue ink; pigment and tone in T2 Frax Radiance
532 nm
Q-switched nanosecond
Red, orange, purple, tan, sky blue, green
Red, orange and purple ink
1064 nm
Q-switched nanosecond
Black, blue, brown
Black and dark ink
1064 nm thermal
Long pulse
None; listed for wrinkles and inflammatory acne
Tightening pass in T2 Frax Radiance
Handpieces include square spots, which DEKA suggests for tattoo removal so that passes tile without gaps or overlap, and a zoom handpiece. Repetition runs up to 20 Hz.
Where the DEKA TORO matters on this site
T2 Laser Tattoo Removal: Dr Sin Yong's staged tattoo protocol, with 1064 nm for black and dark inks, 532 nm for red, orange and purple, and 785 nm picosecond for green and blue.
T2 Frax Radiance: his pigment and pore protocol, pairing 785 nm picosecond toning with the thermal mode. It is a different protocol from tattoo removal.
“Three wavelengths in one room do not decide anything on their own. The ink or the pigment decides the wavelength, and the skin around it decides the energy.”
Dr Sin YongOn what the DEKA TORO is for
What decides whether the DEKA TORO matters for you
The platform matters less than the target. For a tattoo, the ink colours decide which emission is used, so a black tattoo may need one wavelength and a multicoloured one several. For pigment, the depth of the mark and the cause behind it decide whether a laser helps at all. Skin type sets the energy, because Fitzpatrick III to V skin can darken or lighten after any laser. Dr Sin Yong makes those choices at the assessment, before the device is discussed.
Not to be confused with
Picosecond laser: a pulse class, not a brand. The TORO has a picosecond emission at 785 nm, but its 532 nm and 1064 nm emissions are nanosecond.
Q-switched laser: the nanosecond pulse form. On the TORO it sits beside the picosecond emission, so the choice is a setting, not a different clinic.
Nd:YAG laser: the crystal behind the 1064 nm and 532 nm outputs; a long-pulsed Nd:YAG does not fragment ink.
PicoWay and PicoSure: picosecond platforms from other makers, built around other wavelengths. They are not offered here.
Your next step
1. MessageWhatsApp +65 8023 7170 with what is bothering you. A reply comes from the clinic, not a bot.
2. AssessmentDr Sin Yong examines you himself on Orchard Road, with ultrasound where earlier filler is involved.
3. A plan in writingWhat he would do, what he would not, the fee factors, and the option of no treatment.
Every treatment is performed by Dr Sin Yong personally. Singapore Medical Council registered · invited to share his clinical expertise internationally for CLASSYS, DEKA, Fotona, Hironic and Ilooda.
Not sure whether your concern is ink, pigment or texture? The assessment decides the wavelength before any device is mentioned. How consultations work.
Tattoo ink, pigment and skin texture. Its 1064 nm and 532 nm nanosecond emissions are cleared for dark and light tattoo inks and for pigmented lesions, its 785 nm picosecond emission for green and blue ink, and its thermal mode for wrinkles and inflammatory acne. Here it is used for T2 Laser Tattoo Removal and for T2 Frax Radiance, each planned after Dr Sin Yong's assessment.
Partly. Its 785 nm emission is picosecond, from a titanium-sapphire source. Its 532 nm and 1064 nm emissions are Q-switched nanosecond pulses, and it has a longer-pulsed 1064 nm thermal mode. That mix lets the pulse be chosen for the target, for example picosecond for green and blue ink and nanosecond for black and red.
Yes. The DEKA TORO, submitted by El.En. S.p.A., received US FDA 510(k) clearance K240752 on 16 May 2024. It covers tattoo removal at all three wavelengths, benign pigmented and vascular lesions, and the thermal mode for wrinkles and mild to moderate inflammatory acne. Clearance describes what a device may be used for; it does not promise a result for any individual.
References
510(k) Premarket Notification K240752: DEKA TORO (El.En. S.p.A.), cleared 16 May 2024. US Food and Drug Administration (via Innolitics 510(k) database), 2024. source
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