What Is StarFormer Pro?
StarFormer Pro is an advanced therapy device manufactured by Fotona, designed to integrate into medical, gynecological, physical therapy, and holistic wellness settings. Built around a specialized treatment chair, StarFormer Pro delivers High-Intensity Tesla Magnetic Stimulation (HITS) through applicators located in the chair’s seat and backrest, as well as handheld applicators for targeted areas.
Unlike treatments that require undressing, injections, or incisions, StarFormer Pro works entirely through clothing. Patients simply sit in the chair while magnetic pulses stimulate motor neurons and induce supramaximal muscle contractions — a level of muscle engagement that voluntary exercise alone cannot achieve.
At Beautiful Eyes Aesthetics and Wellness, StarFormer Pro is offered under the direction of Medical Director Pierre R. Alfred, MD, as part of our non-surgical treatment offerings for patients in Greenfield, Athol, and the surrounding Western Massachusetts area.
How StarFormer Pro Works
StarFormer Pro’s core technology is called HITS — High-Intensity Tesla Magnetic Stimulation. During treatment, alternating electric currents pass through coils built into the chair’s applicators, generating magnetic waves that pass safely through skin and clothing to stimulate motor neurons directly. This triggers involuntary, supramaximal muscle contractions in the targeted muscle group.
Three-Dimensional, Multi-Directional Treatment
StarFormer Pro delivers three-dimensional stimulation, engaging muscle fibers across multiple layers and directions in a single session. This offers more comprehensive, balanced muscle activation than treatments that only stimulate from one angle.
4-Channel System
StarFormer Pro’s 4-channel system allows providers to target multiple areas — such as the core, glutes, arms, legs, back, or pelvic floor — individually or simultaneously, and to personalize treatment intensity to each patient’s comfort and tolerance level.
Conditions and Concerns StarFormer Pro Treats
StarFormer Pro is a versatile platform used across eight distinct treatment programs, each targeting a different concern. Below is the full range of applications available at Beautiful Eyes Aesthetics and Wellness.
IntimaWave®
Pelvic Floor Therapy
Treats stress, urge, and mixed urinary incontinence, pelvic floor weakness after childbirth, and provides pelvic floor strengthening before or after pelvic surgery.
CoreRestore™
Deep Core Strengthening
Strengthens abdominal muscles, improves core stability and posture, and supports rehabilitation for chronic low back pain.
TightWave®
Muscle Sculpting
Builds muscle tone, definition, and endurance in the abdomen, glutes, thighs, hamstrings, arms, and back through induced muscle contraction — not fat reduction.
Muscle Restoration
Rehabilitation & Recovery
Addresses muscle weakness and deconditioning, supports sports and post-operative recovery, and helps prevent disuse atrophy.
Pain Management
Chronic & Muscular Pain
Includes protocols for chronic muscular pain, post-exercise soreness, back and shoulder pain, and muscle strain.
Men’s Health
Continence & Core Strength
Treats male urinary incontinence, including after prostate surgery, along with pelvic floor and core strengthening.
Women’s Health
Postpartum Recovery
Supports postpartum pelvic floor rehabilitation, urinary incontinence treatment, and core restoration after pregnancy.
Athletic Performance
Strength & Conditioning
Improves muscle strength and explosive contraction, supports conditioning, recovery between training sessions, and injury rehabilitation.
What to Expect During a StarFormer Pro Session
You sit down, fully clothed
No gown, no preparation, and no undressing is required. The chair’s built-in applicators begin working the moment you’re seated comfortably.
Magnetic pulses target the treatment area
Your provider selects the appropriate protocol and intensity based on your consultation. HITS technology delivers magnetic pulses that pass safely through clothing to stimulate the targeted muscle group.
You feel involuntary muscle contractions
Most patients describe the sensation as similar to an intense workout — a deep, rhythmic contraction rather than discomfort. Sessions typically last around 20 minutes.
You resume your day immediately
There is no recovery period. Patients can return to work, exercise, or normal activity right after their session.
Who Is a Good Candidate for StarFormer Pro?
StarFormer Pro may be a good option for adults who:
- Experience stress, urge, or mixed urinary incontinence
- Have postpartum pelvic floor weakness
- Live with chronic low back pain or core weakness
- Want to improve muscle tone and definition alongside an existing fitness routine
- Are recovering from surgery, injury, or a period of inactivity
- Are male patients managing incontinence after prostate surgery
- Are athletes looking to support strength, conditioning, or recovery
Because StarFormer Pro uses electromagnetic stimulation, it is not appropriate for patients who are pregnant, have a pacemaker or other implanted electronic device, or have certain other medical conditions. A consultation with our clinical team will confirm whether StarFormer Pro is appropriate for your health history.
StarFormer Pro vs. Traditional Treatment Approaches
Factor | Traditional Approach | StarFormer Pro |
|---|---|---|
Preparation | Undressing, gowning, or gel application often required | Fully clothed, no preparation |
Session length | Often 45+ minutes | Approximately 20 minutes |
Invasiveness | May involve probes, needles, or manual therapy | Non-invasive; works through clothing |
Downtime | May require rest or recovery time | No downtime — resume activity immediately |
Muscle engagement | Limited to voluntary contraction | Supramaximal, involuntary contractions |
Is StarFormer Pro Safe? Side Effects to Know
StarFormer Pro is a non-invasive, FDA-cleared class of technology used by aesthetic, gynecological, and rehabilitation providers. Because the applicators work through clothing and do not penetrate the skin, there is no risk of infection, scarring, or surgical complication associated with treatment.
Most patients experience no side effects beyond mild, temporary muscle soreness similar to what follows a workout. As with any muscle-stimulation therapy, StarFormer Pro is not recommended for patients who are pregnant or who have a pacemaker, implanted defibrillator, or certain other electronic medical devices. Your provider will review your full medical history during your consultation to confirm candidacy.
A published case series using a StarFormer magnetic stimulator for chronic muscular pain found reduced pain levels across all patients studied, with no adverse events reported. This reflects Fotona’s own early-stage clinical research and is not a guarantee of results for every patient.
Frequently Asked Questions About StarFormer Pro
Schedule your StarFormer Pro consultation
Beautiful Eyes Aesthetics and Wellness offers StarFormer Pro consultations at our Greenfield, MA location, serving patients throughout Franklin County and Western Massachusetts.
Call: 978-939-3128