Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) is often called photorejuvenation or photofacial.  This treatment is a non-ablative treatment for the reduction or elimination of sun damage, brown or age spots, Rosacea, red facial veins, and fine lines and wrinkles.  This treatment can also be useful for unwanted hair removal. 

With IPL, high intensity pulses of broadband light are delivered to the skin.  The intense light is delivered to the deeper levels of the skin and leaves the surface area relatively undamaged, unlike dermabrasion or laser treatments.  The intense light targets and improves the appearance of troublesome esthetic problems like sun damage, brown spots, and facial veins. IPL Treatments can be used on the face, neck, chest, hands, arms, and legs and is effective for most skin types.

To get the full benefit of IPL treatments, most patients require 4 to 6 treatments with three to four weeks between treatments.  Patients will experience gradual improvement of tone, texture, and visible esthetic problems (brown spots, etc.) with each treatment.  The results continue to improve over time.  With continued and religious use of sunscreens, the results of IPL treatments will last a year or more.