IPL TREATMENTS
Everything You Need To Know
IPL TREATMENTS
At St. Pete Aesthetics & Laser, in St. Petersburg, FL, we offer the most effective and popular IPL Treatments to meet our patients’ aging-related needs and cosmetic goals. Whether you want to treat minor concerns or some of the more severe signs of aging, we can help.
IPL stands for Intense Pulsed Light. It’s a type of light therapy used to treat wrinkles and unwanted spots. You can use IPL to help minimize or remove age spots, sun damage, freckles, birthmarks, varicose veins, and broken blood vessels in your face.
IPL VS Laser
Treatments
IPL is similar to laser treatment. However, a laser focuses just one wavelength of light on your skin, while IPL releases light of many different wavelengths, like a photo flash. The light from IPL is more scattered and less focused than a laser. IPL penetrates down to the second layer of your skin (dermis) without harming the top layer (epidermis), so it causes less damage to your skin.
Pigment cells in your skin absorb light energy, which is converted into heat. The heat destroys the unwanted pigment to clear up freckles and other spots.
What to Expect
Immediately after your IPL treatment, the treated areas will be slightly pink or red and swollen. These effects will begin to dissipate after 24 hours. You may notice discoloration and sun spots turning somewhat darker or more noticeable, and other blemishes may begin to surface. This is a good sign that the treatment is working. These spots will eventually flake off as the skin begins to heal from the inside out.