Category: Face/Body
Type: Non-Surgical
Procedure: IPL – INTENSE PULSED LIGHT TREATMENT
Overview
Although skin aging is caused by a number of factors, your sun exposure has the single biggest effect on how your skin ages. Skin damage caused by the sun can result in pigment changes such as brown spots or increased redness caused by inflammation of your skin’s tiny blood vessles. This type of damage is known as “Photodamage.” IPL (Intense Pulsed Light Therapy) or also known as “PhotoFacial” utilizes waves of light therapy to target and correct photo damage. A variety of skin conditions on the face and body may be treated including hyperpigmentation, erythema (redness), rosacea, poikiloderma, and telangectasias (broken capillaries). IPL treatments are ideal for active patients with photo-damaged skin, who can’t take time off for healing from more invasive therapies.
The Benefits of IPL (Intense Pulsed Light Therapy) treatments are:
• Corrects a variety of skin conditions
• Reduces sun induced discoloration
• Reduces facial veins or redness caused by inflamed capillaries
• Can treat many different areas of the body, such as your face, neck, chest, arms, hands, or back
• Offers minimal downtime
You are candidate for IPL if:
• You have skin damage caused by excessive sun exposure
• You have redness from broken capillaries, rosacea, or erythema
• You are not pregnant or lactating
• You have not been using Accutane for the past 6 months
• You are not tanned and have been out of the sun 4 weeks prior to treatment and do not plan on tanning following treatment.
How the procedure if performed:
• 30-90 minute treatment in the office with our Registered Nurse, who has received advanced training in this procedure.
• Usually a series of five treatments is recommended for optimal results
• A topical anesthetic is given to apply about 30-45 minutes prior to treatment
• A cool gel is applied to the area being treated
• The device emits pulses of light through a laser like hand piece which penetrate and destroy your skin’s damaged tissue.
Recovery:
• You may experience redness, swelling or scabbing of the treated areas which can last up to a week or longer.
• Avoid prolonged sun exposure for a few weeks following treatment
• Also avoid peels or facials until your skin is fully healed
• You may require several treatments to achieve the optimal results.
Enhance It!
There are many ways to enhance the results of your IPL treatments, including combining it with one of our peels or skin treatments and/or medical grade products.
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Pre Treatment Instructions
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