What Is IPL Treatment?IPL treatment, or intense pulsed light therapy, is a cosmetic procedure to improve the skin's texture. The goal is to give your skin a clearer and more even, youthful look.
IPL therapy treats a range of skin pigment and blood vessel issues on areas such as your:
IPL treatment is safe for most people. It's a low-risk, non-invasive way to correct skin or vein issues.
The light waves pass through the top layer of skin (epidermis) to the targeted lesion, either pigmented or vascular.
In IPL treatment for pigment issues:
Hair removal may take 6 to 12 IPL treatments.
IPL therapy treats a range of skin pigment and blood vessel issues on areas such as your:
- Face
- Hands
- Neck
- Chest
IPL treatment is safe for most people. It's a low-risk, non-invasive way to correct skin or vein issues.
- Age spots
- Broken blood vessels
- Melasma
- Port-wine stains
- Rosacea
- Sunspots and freckles
The light waves pass through the top layer of skin (epidermis) to the targeted lesion, either pigmented or vascular.
In IPL treatment for pigment issues:
- The light heats the pigment cells and destroys them.
- The lesions could appear darker for a few weeks after treatment.
- The pigment cells then will either flake off or break down to let the body absorb them naturally.
- Wavelengths heat the blood supply in the vessel.
- The heat causes the blood to thicken in the vessel walls and hinder circulation.
- The tiny veins collapse, letting the body absorb them.
Hair removal may take 6 to 12 IPL treatments.