Services and Pricing Information
We used Chatgpt Artificial Intelligence to research the entire internet to compile the following price information. The information compared prices in Miami and New York where world class high quality laser equipment is used – to low quality laser services in Santo Domingo and Santiago. And, to good quality laser services in Santo Domingo and Santiago.
Our goal is to provide you with accurate information to compare with our service and pricing options.
Before we share the numbers, it is important for you to learn facts and truth about skin laser services in the Dominican Republic:
1 – In the USA all laser equipment must be certified by the FDA/government. This ensures the equipment delivers the quality, power and technologies that are required to actually perform the best quality skin laser care. This is also one reason the cost to purchase skin laser machines in the USA is so expensive.
2 – Many American laser manufacturing companies use parts made in China. This is important. In China there are laser manufactures that produce top quality world class laser equipment.
Usually they resell to companies in other countries that put their name on these Chinese products.
This is ok and these Chinese made lasers can be excellent. It is important to know which Chinese companies make the best quality equipment from those that make low quality equipment. The same can be true of any country. There are good quality companies and bad quality companies.
Much of what you see on Amazon or for sale online are low quality, false products.
Here is the problem, most medical clinics and med/beauty spas in the Dominican Republic cannot afford to purchase the expensive and best quality laser equipment regardless of the country the equipment is manufactured.
An example is a Pico-Laser in the USA may cost $100,000 whereas in China could be $40,000. However, few Dominican companies can afford either the $100,000 or the $40,000.
The negative side of China is many companies manufacture inexpensive low quality laser and medical equipment.
It is these low quality products that most clinics and spas in the Dominican Republic purchase and use!
Let’s use basic laser hair removal as an example to make a point:
A clinic or spa may have an old and low quality Chinese IPL or Diode laser. And, their pricing is low which makes this seem attractive. Here is the truth:
A – The only way they can offer the low price is because they have old, inexpensive and low quality laser machines probably from China.
B – Due to the low price they must sign up as many customers as possible and rush them through appointments same as a low cost/low quality hair salon.
They need to keep the chair filled with customers and the laser machine working 8 hours per day, every day to make enough money at the low pricing to earn a profit.
C – That low price type of business can be rushed and disrespectful to customers. And, this wears out the laser equipment which is not calibrated or maintained and cannot be effective for skincare.
D – This explains why so many women in the Dominican Republic complain about these lower priced hair removal services. The cost per appointment may be low yet the customer must come back for more appointments every month over 6 months to 1 year and still may not achieve positive results.
In comparison, a $25,000 expensive and professional quality IPL machine can do the job correctly and cause hair removal in just 3 to 4 appointments. After that maybe once or twice per year for ongoing maintenance.
The old saying is true, you get what you pay for.
Do not expect Mercedez Benz quality if buying a Dhiatzu car!
Important: Our investor owns stock in a world class laser manufacturing company. They lease the laser machines to our business in the Dominican Republic.
These are the same high quality laser devices used by the best clinics in New York or Miami.
We are not interested in a low quality, low price type of business that results in too many low priced customers because this creates a RUSHED service situation.
Our business is designed to be similar to a small luxury private club where a limited number of people in the Dominican Republic can work with us.
It could be you own property and live in the Dominican Republic or maybe travel to the Dominican Republic for stays through each year.
If you travel to the Dominican Republic and stay through each year it is realistic to schedule any ongoing ( lower cost ) laser appointments to match your trips to the DR.
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Here is the Chatgpt research information on various laser services and pricing in USA compared to Santo Domingo, Santiago and our price suggestions. This is based on a per 1 hour appointment. If necessary, we can design a custom package of appointments to suit your needs.
Note: Our suggested price is based on a 1 hour appointment and we designed our pricing to be lower than USA while also competing with the best services found in Santo Domingo.
Also, our price range is based on the amount and severity of your skin issue. We must inspect your skin or see accurate pictures to offer honest and realistic treatment, appointment and pricing suggestions.
Our pricing is based on USA dollars so you can use an online currency conversion on any day to know the actual price in your currency.
Q-SWITCH / PICO LASER
CLEAR SUN / AGE SPOTS AND FRECKLES
Low Quality Service-Equipment:
$40 - $80
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$150 - $300
Good Quality Santiago:
$100 - $250
Miami / New York:
$400 - $1,000
Our Suggested Price: $150-$250
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CLEAR YELLOWISH DISCOLORED SKIN FROM SUN DAMAGE
(Treatment of uneven pigmentation)
Low Quality Service-Equipment:
$50 - $90
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$175 - $350
Good Quality Santiago:
$125 - $275
Miami / New York:
$500 - $1,200
Our Suggested Price: $175-$200
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CLEAR SPIDER VEINS
(Small facial veins and broken capillaries)
Low Quality Service-Equipment: Remember, these services offer low prices but their equipment is low quality and cannot actually perform quality laser skincare and fails to produce the expected results.
$40 - $100
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$150 - $350
Good Quality Santiago:
$125 - $300
Miami / New York:
$400 - $1,200
Our Suggested Price: $150-$300
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ACNE SPOTS, POST-ACNE MARKS, AND COLLAGEN STIMULATION
FOR ACNE SCAR IMPROVEMENT
Low Quality Service-Equipment:
$50 - $100
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$175 - $400
Good Quality Santiago:
$125 - $300
Miami / New York:
$500 - $1,500
Our Suggested Price:
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IMPROVE MELASMA or blotchy colored skin
Low Quality Service-Equipment:
$50 - $90
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$175 - $350
Good Quality Santiago:
$125 - $275
Miami / New York:
$500 - $1,500
Our Price Suggestions: $175-$300
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COLLAGEN STIMULATION FOR FULLER, HEALTHIER-LOOKING SKIN
Low Quality Service-Equipment:
$50 - $100
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$175 - $350
Good Quality Santiago:
$125 - $275
Miami / New York:
$500 - $1,200
Our Suggestion Pricing: $125-$200
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BLACK CARBON LASER FACIAL
Low Quality Service-Equipment:
$30 - $75
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$100 - $250
Good Quality Santiago:
$75 - $175
Miami / New York:
$250 - $800
Our Suggested Pricing: $100-$200
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TATTOO REMOVAL
(Per Session)
Low Quality Service-Equipment:
$25 - $100
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$75 - $300
Good Quality Santiago:
$50 - $250
Miami / New York:
$150 - $800
Our Suggested Pricing: $100-$200
Note:
Pricing varies depending on tattoo size, color, age, and location in body
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IPL (INTENSE PULSED LIGHT) Device
FADE AND CLEAR SUN DAMAGE, AGE SPOTS, AND FRECKLES
Low Quality Service-Equipment:
$40 - $75
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$125 - $250
Good Quality Santiago:
$100 - $200
Miami / New York:
$300 - $800
Our Suggested Pricing: $125-$200
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FADE AND CLEAR RED MARKS such as Acne, Red Spider Veins
Low Quality Service-Equipment:
$40 - $75
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$125 - $300
Good Quality Santiago:
$100 - $225
Miami / New York:
$350 - $1,000
Our Suggested Pricing: $125-$250
IPL + PICO LASER COMBINATION THERAPY
Many advanced clinics combine IPL and Pico Laser treatments.
IPL is used to treat larger areas of skin and improve overall skin tone, redness, freckles, and sun damage.
Pico Laser is then used to target specific pigmentation, stubborn spots, melasma, acne marks, or other localized skin concerns.
This combination often produces more comprehensive results than either treatment alone.
Typical Combined Session Pricing
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$250 - $500
Good Quality Santiago:
$175 - $400
Miami / New York:
$700 - $2,000
Our Suggested Pricing: $250-$400
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LASER HAIR REMOVAL
IMPORTANT: Hair removal pricing depends heavily on treatment area size. Comparing a lip treatment to full legs is not meaningful.
SMALL AREAS
(Upper Lip, Chin, Sideburns)
Low Quality Service-Equipment: - Remember, a common complaint by women in the Dominican Republic is going to these low price services for hair removal but then having to come back once or twice per month for 6 months to 1 year. And, still not achieve satisfaction.
These low priced spas normally have old, not maintained, low quality Chinese equipment that just does not work and is most of a money making scam than a quality beauty service.
$10 - $25
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$30 - $75
Good Quality Santiago:
$20 - $60
Miami / New York:
$75 - $250
Our Suggested Price: $50
MEDIUM AREAS
(Underarms, Bikini Line)
Low Quality Equipment:
$20 - $50
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$60 - $150
Good Quality Santiago:
$40 - $125
Miami / New York:
$150 - $400
Our Suggested Price: $100
LARGE AREAS
(Full Arms, Full Legs, Back, Chest)
Low Quality Equipment:
$40 - $100
Good Quality Santo Domingo:
$125 - $350
Good Quality Santiago:
$100 - $250
Miami / New York:
$300 - $1,200
Our Suggested Price: $150
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GENERAL OBSERVATION from Chatgpt:
Many clinics in the Dominican Republic focus on low pricing and therefore purchase lower-cost equipment that may not deliver optimal results. Clinics that invest in higher-quality IPL and Pico Laser technology generally charge more per session, but may provide more effective treatments, greater patient comfort, improved consistency, and better long-term results.
Assume the laser technician estimates work that can be accomplished during a 1 hour appointment. For various reasons the work is going slower than expected and it may take an additional 30 minutes to complete. We will not charge you for this additional time/30 minutes.
Payment is required prior to each appointment and we encourage prepaying to ensure you are able to fit within our monthly appointment calendar.
If we must cancel an appointment, your prepaid sessions can be refunded or used to reschedule.
Payment options can be Remittance services such as Remitly, Wise, Xoom, Western Union. With these services you can create an account that uses your bank account or your credit/debit card as the funding source.
And, add our name and Dominican bank account as a Recipient. You can then transfer the money from your bank account to our Dominican bank account.
When you send the payment, these services normally show a Money Sent receipt on the computer or phone screen and send you an emailed copy of the Money Sent receipt. You can take a picture of the receipt and send to us on Whatsapp as this confirms payment and your appointment.
If you have an account with a Dominican Bank it is easy to transfer payment from your bank to our Dominican bank account.
We do not accept credit or debt cards using processing services as you might see in a grocery store. The fees these services charge in the DR are expensive and would increase the cost of your service. This is why we only accept direct money transfers as the cost to do this is low.
Once an area of skin is improved such as face, arms or legs annual maintenance is needed to keep the skin looking improved. An example is a few times per year schedule appointments for the IPL laser to be used to lighten, blend and tone your skin.
Same as exercise, getting in good shape requires maintenance to stay in good shape.