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:
  • Face
  • Hands
  • Neck
  • Chest
These issues may be due to sun damage, hormonal changes, or a genetic vascular condition.
IPL treatment is safe for most people. It's a low-risk, non-invasive way to correct skin or vein issues.

How Does IPL Treatment Work?IPL therapy uses many wavelengths to fix unwanted skin pigment conditions or vein changes.
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.
In IPL therapy to treat blood vessel problems:
  • 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.
For most skin conditions, you'll need 3 to 6 treatments about a month apart. Spacing out appointments gives your skin time to heal.
Hair removal may take 6 to 12 IPL treatments.