What Is Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Treatment?
Simo k.
Dermatologist
Overview
Intense pulsed light also known as IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) is used to perform skin treatments for aesthetic and therapeutic purposes. IPL Technology (Intense Pulse Light) is used by beauticians and medical professionals to perform various skin treatments both aesthetic and therapeutic including hair removal and phot rejuvenation. IPL Skin rejuvenation is indicated for cosmetic reduction of sun-related skin damage and aging including superficial pigmentation, brown spots, telangiectasia and broken blood vessels.
What exactly does IPL mean ?
Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) is also known as broadband light, and used to treat a variety of skin conditions, including unrestricted pigment lesions, vascular lesions, acne, hair and photo damage. IPL is also known as phot rejuvenation, a non-ablative treatment that emits intense visible light pulses into the target area without harming the surrounding skin. The light pulses target the red pigment hemoglobin in the blood and heat it up without affecting the skin or other tissues.
Can IPL remove unwanted hair ?
Yes, with repeated treatments intense pulsed light has been proven to successfully reduce person 's hair dramatically. Also the hair that remains will be lighter and finer. It's easy to use, safe and a do it yourself at-home.
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What is the adjustment intensity of the IPL treatment ?
The IPL treatment intensity is set at 10 J / cm2 and the contact area of the cooled sapphire is 48 mm (6.2 cm2), which corresponds to an energy density of 62 joules per flash. The parameters such as the number of micro pulses, the size and the time interval between the micro pulse and the flash are adjusted to the degree of skin pigmentation.
Is the IPL treatment painful ?
IPL hair removal might causes little pain or irritation during treatment and therefore remains an attractive option for pain-sensitive patients. However, certain skin conditions, health disorders and medications can influence whether a person is safe to receive light hair removal treatment.
How many sessions will I need ?
Treatment length varies from person to person according to the skin and the type of hair, most people can expect to have between eight and twelve sessions, each performed about every week.
How does the IPL device work well ?
IPL hair removal works on thick, dark hair as well as on fine, light hair. New IPL devices can also be used as laser treatment or as cosmetic treatment, such as fading blood vessels in the skin.Multiple treatments may have to be performed to achieve the desired result.
Takeaway
IPL systems work on the same principle as laser light, in which the energy is absorbed by a specific target cell, which is the color of the chromophores on the skin. Instead of focusing a wavelength of light on the skin with a laser, IPL releases light in many different wavelengths, similar to a photo flash. The range and frequency of light emitted by IPL devices can be regulated and adjusted depending on the scope of the treatment and individual skin problems.
