ABOUT IPL PHOTOFACIAL

The IPL Photofacial delivers a non-invasive light treatment that can be customized for different skin tones and aging skin conditions. The result is an exceptionally effective skin revitalization treatment with minimal discomfort. The IPL Photofacial treatment works with your skin to remove your imperfections and stimulate collagen and elastic fiber production over a sequence of treatments. Some skin concerns such as shallow pigmentation and age/sun spots may be cleared with as few as 1-2 treatments.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is an IPL Photofacial?

A. The IPL Photofacial is a non-invasive approach to skin revitalization. The procedure offers the advantage of improving skin tone and surface imperfections associated with aging and photodamage.

Q. What areas can be treated?

A. The IPL Photofacial is ideal for any part of your face, neck, and decollete with skin redness, telangiectasia (tiny veins) or brown spots. Light (low contrast) brown spots, which were previously difficult to resolve respond very well to treatment.

Q. What does the treatment do?

A. We customize the IPL Photofacial to your skin type and selectively treat the brown and/or red pigmented areas on your skin. It’s the heating of the pigmented brown or red cells that causes the therapeutic effect.

Q. What do treatments feel like?

A. When the pulse of light is delivered, patients will experience a mild pinching or stinging sensation. Gel is recommended to cool the skin before vascular treatments. Anesthesia or pain medicine is typically not required.

Q. How long will the treatments take?

A. Treatment time depends on the area of the body being treated. However, most treatments should take less than one hour.

Q. How many treatments will I need?

A. One to three treatments is usually sufficient to see results. Additional treatments may be recommended, especially for excessively sun-damaged skin.

Q. What happens after treatment?

A. Immediately following treatment, brown spots will start to darken and your skin may appear slightly red. The treated area may be mildly swollen. This typically lasts a few hours and possibly a day or longer. Make-up can be applied to cover the redness.

Q. When will I see result?

A. Within one to three weeks, the darkened spots will flake off and fade. Diffuse redness or telangiectasia will decrease and your complexion will improve.

Q. Will the spots and redness reappear over time?

A. New brown spots, telangiectasia and diffuse redness may appear with sun damage; however they too can be treated. Remember to always apply broad-spectrum sunscreen when outdoors to minimize sun damage and the appearance of new spots and diffuse redness. Rosacea is chronic and cannot be “cured” with any laser or light source, however its appearance can be improved.