What is IPL?
IPL Treatment
Icon™ Pulsed Light Therapy offers an “intense pulsed light” (IPL) that delivers energy to target and destroy vascular and pigmented lesions. Some of these lesions and conditions include facial, neck, and chest telangiectasias or “broken capillaries” (such as those seen with Rosacea), tan or brown “sun spots” and sun damage on the face, neck, chest, arms, legs and “cherry angiomas” of the face and body. It is also used in combination with non-ablative fractional treatments to help reduce the dark pigmentation seen with Melasma.
IPL is a non-abrasive and non-invasive rejuvenation of your skin that can significantly improve the signs of sun damage, along with the overall appearance of not only your face but also help rejuvenate your hands and body.
WHAT DOES IPL TREAT?
- Sun spots
WHAT ARE SUN SPOTS?
They are flat brown spots that show up on the parts of your skin that have been exposed to the sun.
Once you start getting sunspots, expect them to darken and increase in quantity every time you step out into the sun. Even when the sun rays are coming from your house windows or car windows, it still counts. This happens when there is a focal increase of skin pigment called melanin from the Sun’s UV Exposure.
- Age spots
WHAT ARE AGE SPOTS?
Age spots are tanned brown spots similar to sunspots except these come from age
Age spots are also known or referred to as liver spots. They vary in sizes and are typically common in ages over 50, but younger people can get them as well. Although they can often seem to appear like cancer spots; true age from these spots are harmless.
- Rosacea
WHAT IS ROSACEA?
Rosacea often begins with a tendency to blush or flush more easily than other people. It is a very common in the United States averaging 3 million cases a year. Most cases are seen in woman typically of the middle-aged. The redness can slowly spread to other body parts like the nose and cheeks to the forehead and chin. Even the ears, chest, and back can be red all the time.
Rosacea has four subtypes:
- Erythematotelangiectatic rosacea: Redness, flushing, visible blood vessels.
- Papulopustular rosacea: Redness, swelling, and acne-like breakouts.
- Phymatous rosacea: Skin thickens and has a bumpy texture.
- Ocular rosacea: Eyes red and irritated, eyelids can be swollen, and the person may have what looks like a sty.
- Cappilaries
WHAT IS CAPILLARY DAMAGE?
Broken capillaries is a problem with the small blood vessels They usually appear as marks on the skin that look like streaks. They are commonly known as spider veins because of their spider web shape. Broken capillaries appear close to the skin surface and can be identified by their red or blue color.