Light and Laser Treatments
Posted on September 26, 2008 at 1:36 pm
In the office we use a number of different laser- and light-based therapies. Intense pulse light, commonly known as IPL, is one of those treatments. With an IPL treatment we can reduce redness and brown spots on the face. We do what we call a photo rejuvenation which gives a much clearer completion. It can help with rosachia, and while not curing rosachia it will get rid of some of those small vessels and redness, especially in the cheeks, nose, and forehead area, to give a much clearer appearance to the skin. The recover time from these are very short. For redness it’s as little as a few hours. For brown spots, the brown spots may be much darker, but within 5-7 days they sluff off and therefore the spot is gone. But there’s no real down time, there’s no open wounds, there’s no surgery involved, and there’s no anesthesia involved with these procedures.
Following a series of IPL procedures the skin will be much more refreshed, the complexion will be much more even, red spots or vessels will be gone, but patients should also continue to take care of their skin and sun blocks are one of the most important things they can do to maintain that new fresh appearance that we create.