IPL - INTENSE PULSED LIGHT

Removes Pigmentation Spots, Broken Capillaries, and Sun Damage​

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What is IPL?

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IPL is a method used to treat various skin conditions with light from a xenon plasma lamp.​

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What is IPL suitable for?

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IPL is increasingly being used to treat other conditions such as:​

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• Pigmentation irregularities, such as so-called "age spots," sun damage, freckles, etc.

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• Vascular conditions such as rosacea, smaller broken capillaries, telangiectasia, and redness.

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• Skin rejuvenation and skin tightening, also called Photorejuvenation.​

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​Different wavelengths are used to reach different depths of the skin and, therefore, to treat different issues.

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How does IPL work?

When the light is transmitted through the skin, it is absorbed by chromophores, which are substances that can absorb light and convert it into heat. In the skin, this will be pigment and oxyhemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying component in blood). IPL can therefore be used to remove broken capillaries.​

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What are the differences between IPL and laser?

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IPL technology uses a broad spectrum of light sources with wavelengths from 515 to 1200nm. The advantage of using a broad spectrum of wavelengths is that the light can target different, but specific, structures in the skin, unlike a laser, which only targets a single specific structure in the skin.​

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​The advantage of lasers is that they can be more potent and are suitable for targeting more specific structures in the skin compared to IPL.

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The advantage of IPL is that this method can treat large areas of skin and remove both vessels, pigmentation, and sun damage at the same time.