IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) also known as IPL Photofacial, is a non-ablative light treatment that improves the appearance of photo-aged skin, brown and red skin pigmentation, and fine lines and wrinkles.

How IPL Works IPL uses light energy to target and remove pigmented or damaged skin cells. The light is converted to heat energy as it penetrates below the surface of the skin, breaking down the damaged cells so they can be naturally removed by the body. An advantage of IPL treatments is the device’s ability to target larger areas of skin in a single pulse compared with narrow beam, small spot size lasers. The number of IPL treatments required varies from patient to patient depending on the severity of the concern being treated.

What Areas Can be Treated With IPL? And, What do Treatments Feel Like? IPL can be used anywhere on the face and body. Popular treatment areas are the face, neck, chest, hands and arms.

The sensation felt during an IPL treatment is that of heat and has been likened to a pinching sensation, similar to a rubber band being snapped on the skin’s surface. To make your IPL treatment as comfortable as possible we offer Pro-Nox, an analgesic delivery system to ease pain and anxiety during treatment.

• IPL therapy: after applying a cooling gel, an esthetician uses an IPL device to shower the skin with pulses of focused light that help reduce the appearance of sunspots, visible blood vessels, and other pigment irregularities.
• Click here to learn more about how IPL treatments fight sun damage.