ACQUISITION (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 02, 2012 Iridexs global aesthetics business unit [Member]	Feb. 02, 2012 Iridexs global aesthetics business unit [Member] Customer Relationships [Member]	Feb. 02, 2012 Iridexs global aesthetics business unit [Member] Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net tangible and intangible assets acquired	$ 4,800,000
Purchase price paid		5,091,000
Assets (liabilities acquired)
Inventory		1,552,000
Intangible assets			2,510,000	780,000
Goodwill		1,339,000
Deferred service revenue		(780,000)
Accrued warranty liability		(310,000)
Total		$ 5,091,000