Hinckley AcuLaser owner moves to Brecksville to expand offerings

by Jacqueline Mitchell 

AcuLaser Treatment Centre, an industry leader in laser therapy, moved this spring from its small Broadview Heights office to a new, 1,900-square-foot facility at 7000 Fitzwater Rd., Suite 203, in Brecksville. 

“We’re expanding our services, so we needed more space,” said Clinical Director Luciana McCartney, who opened the center 15 years ago, following her enduring passion for holistic health. 

“I was a stay-at-home mom for years,” McCartney said, “but I have always been into holistic health, ever since I was in high school.” 

Back then, her favorite place to visit was a mall in Cleveland’s Asiatown, where she would bring friends and family along to see Dr. Tam, “a highly respected acupuncturist,” she said. “That’s where all of this started.” 

AcuLaser is now nationally recognized for its laser acupuncture treatment for smoking cessation, said McCartney, who has a bachelor’s of science degree from Ashland University and “tons of certifications,” including one from the Laser Training Institute. She’s had clients come from as far as California, Chicago, Indianapolis and West Virginia. 

“And now they get to see the beautiful town of Brecksville,” she said. 

Laser acupuncture is very similar to needle acupuncture, McCartney said, using light to stimulate pressure points that release endorphins that help suppress physical dependence to nicotine. The center also uses this technique to treat sugar addiction. 

“Needle acupuncture is amazing – it’s been around for 3,000 years – but some people don’t like needles,” McCartney explained. “With laser acupuncture, we can assist with less treatment. The typical one-pack-a-day smoker needs one treatment to quit smoking. It helps rebalance the body by allowing energy to go through the meridians and get rid of any blockages.” 

She said the treatment also significantly decreases withdrawal symptoms and cravings for smoking or sugar. 

“We can minimize their withdrawal symptoms to almost nothing, to keep it manageable instead of miserable,” she said. 

Their success rate is in the 90th percentile, she said, and the center offers unlimited follow-up treatments for free, she said. 

“I don’t want a fee to prevent them from healing,” said McCartney. 

AcuLaser’s new facility will allow its seven staff members to expand their services to other holistic treatments, branching out from the center’s specialization in addition therapy. 

The new center has individual treatment rooms for Reiki, pain therapy, cryotherapy, massage therapy and laser acupuncture. The center is also offering lymphatic drainage. 

“Our new facility is aesthetically very beautiful; it’s very calming,” said McCartney. “It’s in a much quieter setting. … We’re definitely now a much more comprehensive facility.” 

Meditative Reiki sessions offer a form of energy healing, McCartney said. Cryotherapy helps speed up the process of fat loss. Laser treatments and therapeutic massage offer alternatives for those who struggle with chronic or acute pain. 

“The key word is alternative,” said McCartney. “Instead of using drugs to quit smoking, you can try laser acupuncture. Instead of using pain medicine for pain, you can use our pain therapy. Our center is designed to help improve your health naturally.” 

Unfortunately, Aculaser’s move coincided with a lockdown to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, so for now, the facility is only offering essential treatments for addiction, smoking cessation and pain. Everything else – including massage, cryotherapy and Reiki – is on hold until Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives the OK for businesses to reopen, said McCartney. 

The center hosted what McCartney described as a “small and intimate” socially distanced ribbon-cutting with Brecksville Mayor Jerry Hruby on June 1. 

“We plan on having the community come see us for a wonderful grand opening once we can open everything,” she said.