Photofacial IPL
Effectively fade and remove age spots, sun spots, freckles, vessels and general skin redness to greatly improve overall skin tone, texture and radiance.
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IPL skin treatments work by transmitting heat from the IPL light through to the targeted areas. The IPL technology is attracted to dark pigmentation, effectively drawing the discoloration to the surface of the skin, allowing the dermis to begin the healing process of correcting the blemishes
What may be expected during a treatment?
During your IPL treatment a cool gel is applied to the skin and you will be given goggles to protect your eyes. A hand piece is placed on your skin and pulses of light are emitted to treat the skins imperfections. The firing of the IPL feels like the flicking of an elastic band, and does not require local anaesthetic cream or analgesics beforehand.
Treatments can vary in length depending on the area treated.
Immediately after treatment the area reddens and may feel like sunburn for 2-12 hours and some swelling of the pigmented lesions may be seen. If large areas or many spots are being treated, significant swelling can occur. By day two, the pigment starts to darken, and over the next few days and weeks crusts over and falls away.
This will take 5 - 7 days on the face and 10 - 20 days on the body.
How many treatments will I need?
A course of 2-4 treatments at 4 week intervals is recommended for best results.
Additional treatments may be recommended, especially for excessively sun damaged skin
Who is best suited for this treatment?
Ideal for any part of your face, neck and décolleté 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.
Pre & Post Care Instructions
Avoid UV exposure for 4 weeks prior to any IPL treatment.
Inform your Esthetician if you are pregnant or breastfeeding
The skin must be free from spray tan or tanning creams.
If treating an area covered in hair, the hair must be shaved 12-24hrs prior to coming for your treatment.
Use of a broad-spectrum SPF50 sunscreen is essential to minimize the risk of re-pigmentation.
During the weeks following treatment your pigmentation will crust and flake away, please do not prematurely pick or remove this pigment as you may cause scarring or post-inflammatory hyper-pigmentation.