Intense Pulsed Light

Although IPL results are not permanent, they can last up to one year. To maintain your results, avoid excessive sun exposure and make sure to use a broad-spectrum sunscreen daily.

Patients should avoid waxing, tweezing, and plucking for one week after an IPL treatment to avoid irritating or damaging the skin.

Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation after IPL treatments is a rare side effect. At your consultation, we will assess your skin type to make sure IPL is the right treatment option for you.

Patient safety is a priority at our office. During the IPL treatment, patients will be given protective eyewear to protect their eyes from the intense pulses of light.

IPL is a very safe treatment that will not damage your skin. The intense pulses of light directly target and break down melanin in the skin without affecting the surrounding tissue.

IPL is commonly used as a form of laser hair removal, so it has the opposite effect as hair growth treatments. If hair loss is your concern, we can recommend treatment options to restore full, healthy hair.

Patients with dark skin tones are sometimes not candidates for IPL since the light energy can accidentally target melanin in the surrounding skin. This could worsen the appearance of brown spots and dark spots. We will assess your skin type to make sure this is a safe treatment for you.

Although IPL cannot remove large moles, it can break down pigmentation in freckles and flat moles. After the mole or freckle is treated, it will temporarily darken and then flake off. It is important to not pick at treated moles and dark spots, since this could cause damage to the skin.

Yes. IPL is mainly used to target irregular pigmentation in the skin. This includes sun spots, age spots, dark spots, and unwanted freckles.