Cortex Technology’s U.S. distributor
Kairos Technology Partners brings Cortex Technology’s DermaLab Aesthetic and Colorimeter DSM-4 to U.S. practices, for objective readings taken chairside during the consult.
Why measure
Most consults rest on an opinion the patient can’t verify.
A photo shows what skin looks like. It can’t measure collagen, barrier recovery or true skin tone. Cortex instruments take measurements instead of pictures, so your plan starts from a number and your follow-up has something to compare against.
Where it sits in your day
Measurement works best as a habit built into the visit, not a separate appointment.
Measure at the first consult, before anything has been recommended.
Build the treatment and skincare plan around what the readings show.
Repeat the same measurements at the follow-up visit.
Show the patient the change as a number, not an impression.
The instruments
Both are designed, manufactured and hand-assembled by Cortex Technology in Aalborg, Denmark.
Skin condition
A benchtop instrument with interchangeable contact probes. It reads five properties of the skin (collagen, elasticity, hydration, pH and sebum) and produces a result page the patient takes home, with comparison to earlier visits.
Explore DermaLab Aesthetic
Skin color
A wireless handheld that reads color, pigmentation and erythema at one spot and classifies phototype by ITA in under a second. The calibrator is built into its case.
Explore the DSM-4What the patient sees
Every reading lands on one page, placed on its range, in language a patient can follow without a clinical background. Print it, email it, or pull it up at the next visit to show what changed.
The record builds with each visit, so the conversation at follow-up starts from the numbers, not from memory.
What’s included
What every purchase includes, from a team that runs these assessments in its own practice.
KTP sets up the instrument and trains your team, led by clinicians who use it with their own patients.
Technical help when you need it, with KTP coordinating directly with Cortex.
Free updates as Cortex releases new software.
One purchase. Patient measurements stay stored in each client profile.
One practice’s experience
Sara Hogan, MD, FAAD, added DermaLab Aesthetic to client consultations. Her practice compared two periods: before DermaLab (April–November 2025) and after (November 2025–June 2026).
“Patients love it because it gives them something tangible.”
Sara Hogan, MD, FAAD · Founder, Cosmedica Dermatology
Results from a single practice, as published by Cortex Technology in its Cosmedica Dermatology clinic case. The two periods cover different months of the year, and the case reports percentage changes only. Results vary by practice. This is not a prediction or guarantee of results for your practice.
For your team
These are the questions practices usually work through together before choosing an instrument. Tick them off as you go. Nothing you check is saved or sent.
About
Cortex Technology has built precision skin instruments in Aalborg since 1985 and has supported dermatology research for four decades.
Kairos Technology Partners is Cortex Technology’s U.S. distributor for DermaLab Aesthetic and the Colorimeter DSM-4. Our team is made up of clinicians who use these instruments in our own practice, so your training and support come from people who have run the measurements on real patients.
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Share how you see measurement fitting into your consults. We’ll send specifications and pricing, and arrange a live demonstration in your clinic.
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