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Emerald · Full-body fat-loss laser
The premier metabolic fat-loss platform.
Green wavelength science and mitochondrial precision — cleared for circumference reduction in patients with a BMI up to 40.
Emerald is Erchonia’s most advanced fat-loss technology, engineered around green wavelength science for adipose reduction across larger body areas. It is the only laser FDA-cleared for fat reduction in patients up to 40 BMI — the population most contouring devices turn away and the one most likely to be enrolled in a structured weight-management program. This is not surface contouring. It is cellular-level fat management, built for medical-grade metabolic fat-loss programs.
- 532 nm green
- BMI up to 40
- Full-body scanning
- Hands-free
- Non-thermal
- FDA-cleared
Cleared where the market isThe only laser FDA market-cleared for circumference reduction in patients with a BMI up to 40 — on a double-blind, sham-controlled trial.
BMI 40
the only laser cleared for fat reduction in patients up to 40 BMI
6 in
average reduction across hips, waist and upper abdomen in the BMI 30–40 trial
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heat, freezing or tissue destruction — the fat cell stays intact
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consumables — no applicator cards, no per-cycle kits
Our fat-loss lasers have been featured in
How Emerald works
The fat cell releases. It isn’t destroyed.
Non-thermal green light, a temporary pore in the adipocyte membrane, and the body’s own pathways doing the rest.
Emerald delivers non-thermal, visible green laser light designed to interact with adipose tissue without heating or damaging it. In Erchonia’s fat-loss mechanism, laser energy stimulates adipocytes to temporarily form microscopic pores in the cell membrane, allowing stored lipids to be released into the interstitial space while the cell remains structurally intact. Those fatty materials are then processed through the body’s natural physiological pathways over time — circumference reduction without surgery, freezing or thermal tissue destruction. The green wavelength also targets Complex III of the electron transport chain, a metabolic-oriented approach that aligns with larger-patient treatment models and comprehensive fat-loss programs.
| Emerald | Thermal and cryo contouring | |
|---|---|---|
| The mechanism | Non-thermal photonic stimulation — the adipocyte releases stored lipid and stays intact | Heat, freezing or inflammation to destroy fat cells |
| The patient | Cleared to BMI 40 — the higher-BMI patient other platforms exclude | Typically limited to lower-BMI candidates |
| The session | Full-body scanning, hands-free, no downtime | Applicator-by-applicator, with recovery |
| The economics | No consumables; the margin on every session stays in the practice | Applicator cards and per-cycle kits |
This is not surface contouring. It is cellular-level fat management — and it reaches the patients most contouring devices can’t.
Why clinics choose it
Why clinics choose Emerald
The platform for practices building a medical fat-loss program, not a spa menu.
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Green wavelength mitochondrial targeting
Complex III of the electron transport chain — a metabolic approach to adipose reduction, not a thermal one.
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Built for larger patients
Supports adipose reduction in larger body areas and larger patients — the only laser cleared for fat reduction up to 40 BMI.
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Full-body, hands-free, non-thermal
A scanning application that runs unattended, with no heat, no freezing and no consumables to restock.
FDA indications for use
Indications for use (FDA market-cleared)
The Erchonia® Emerald laser is indicated for:
- Non-invasive circumference reduction in individuals with a body mass index (BMI) of up to 40 kg/m² — the only laser with this clearance
Prescription use (21 CFR 801 Subpart D). Intended for medical professionals.
Results
Measured in inches.
Circumference change is the cleared, substantiated outcome — the one you can show a patient at follow-up.
6 in
Average reduction across the hips, waist and upper abdomen for patients with a BMI of 30–40 — the population most contouring devices turn away.
Double-blind, sham-controlled trial behind the BMI-up-to-40 clearance; mean among treatment responders (71%) two weeks post-protocol. Roche GC, Shanks S, Jackson RF, Holsey LJ, Photomed Laser Surg 2017;35(3):142–149.
6.2 in
Average reduction on the six-week, once-weekly protocol — and 72% of patients lost 4.5 in or more.
Measured two weeks after the final session. Thornfeldt CR, Thaxton PM, Hornfeldt CS, J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 2016;9(6):31–35.
71%
of BMI 30–40 patients responded to treatment in the sham-controlled trial — with a 6 in mean reduction among responders.
Roche GC et al., Photomed Laser Surg 2017. Individual results vary.
Photos courtesy of Erchonia providers. Individual results vary. Emerald is FDA market-cleared for circumference reduction; results shown are from the Erchonia fat-loss laser family.
Cellular-level fat management
No surgery. No freezing. No downtime.
Where it works
A true medical fat-loss platform
Where Emerald is most often integrated.
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Medical weight-loss programs
The higher-BMI patient is already enrolled in your program. Emerald gives that program a measurable, non-invasive circumference outcome between visits.
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Functional, integrative and metabolic practices
Endocrine- and metabolic-focused clinics and integrated health centers use Emerald as the adipose-reduction arm of a comprehensive plan.
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Aesthetic practices expanding into higher BMI
The contouring patient your current platform can’t treat becomes a candidate — cash-pay, package-priced, no consumables.
Clinic · Patients · P&L
See the numbers for your practice.
Project revenue impact, break-even timelines and per-visit value increases from your own clinic volume.
Cash-pay economics
Contouring is an elective, package-priced service — revenue that doesn’t run through a payer.
Session economics you can price in your head
No applicator cards, no per-cycle consumable kits — the margin on every session stays in the practice.
Hands-free, high-throughput delivery
Unattended protocols multiply what one room and one staff member can produce in a day.
In use
Full-body scanning.
Hands-free green light across the areas that matter.
The line
Compare the fat-loss lasers
Full-body or submental — two cleared platforms for the contouring room.
Zerona VZ8
Body contouring · hands-free · 2× faster
The classic contouring platform for targeted inch loss — the most energetic fat-loss laser on the market, at half the per-session time of the original Zerona.
CLX
Submental · green + violet · touchless
The under-chin platform — 520 nm green and 405 nm violet, non-contact, no downtime, cleared to improve the appearance of the submental area.
Next step
Lead the future of non-invasive fat loss.
Medical weight-loss program, integrative clinic or aesthetic practice — tell us how it runs.
Every system ships with onboarding and protocol support from our clinical team.