Why Now Is A Good Time For IPL
What is IPL Therapy?
IPL, or intense pulsed light therapy, is a non-surgical, skin treatment that improves skin color and texture by exposing the skin to a spectrum of different light wavelengths.
The treatment itself is similar to a rapid series of intense camera flashes aimed at a particular area of your skin. IPL penetrates through to the second layer of the skin, the dermis, without having an impact on the top layer (the epidermis).
The treatment is performed using a handheld device that is calibrated to the necessary wavelengths that will best address the different issues clients have with their skin.
How does it work?
Unwanted spots in the skin, such as sunspots, freckles, moles, areas of skin pigmentation and coloration, and even hair cells, are effectively targeted through IPL treatment.
The leading cause of discolored, or pigmented cells, is the enhanced production of melanin in skin cells brought on by damage inflicted by prolonged exposure to direct ultraviolet rays from the sun. IPL uses unique wavelengths of light energy to target and destroy these cells that have become darkened and aesthetically unpleasing.
When the skin is exposed to the intense flashes of light from IPL, pigments in the dermis absorb the light energy in the form of heat. This heat, when applied in exact doses, can precisely target and destroy these pigmented cells.
So why is now a good time for IPL and Laser Hair Removal?
When your skin is exposed to UV radiation, it can take a number of days for the melanin to fully reveal itself and show the extent of the sun damage. For this reason, clients must stay out of the sun for the weeks leading up to the treatment to ensure your therapist can see the full extent of the sun damage and accurately offer an effective solution to the problem.
Following treatment, the area targeted by the IPL may be sensitive and a bit red. You may not feel any significant amount of discomfort, but might compare the sensation to a mild sunburn. This feeling is due to the heat energy targeted at the skin, and the skin reacting to that stimulus.
While the underlying dermal layer heals from the heat damaged inflicted by IPL therapy, it is in a sensitive and vulnerable state.
By exposing the skin to the sun during this time of healing, clients risk incurring increased levels of photodamage due to the vulnerable state of the skin cells. This may lead to a greater occurrence of cell pigmentation and melanin recruitment to the area, which is the exact opposite of what we want from IPL therapy.
IPL therapy is an increasingly popular treatment for a variety of skin conditions and discoloration.
An effective IPL therapy course will take anywhere between four-six weeks.
This means that time in the sun should be restricted for at least two months while you prepare for, receive, and recover from IPL therapy.
Book a consultation prior to any IPL service so that we can perform a test patch and establish the best plan for you.
30min $50 (redeemable off your first treatment.
If a series of treatments is recommended, you can also take advantage of an IPL series (Pay for 5 treatments, get the 6th free)