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Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)

Are the years of laying out with the deep tanning oil catching up? Age spots from your early years of sun damage show up in the form of freckles and brown spots on your face, chest, neck and hands. Even the more conscientious sunscreen wearers among us can find that sun damage creeps in over time. IPL (intense pulsed light) therapy offers a non-invasive solution that can produce dramatic results.

In addition to sun spots, redness and broken capillaries begin to appear with chronic sun damage and even conditions like rosacea.

Dr. Sobera offers the most advanced form of IPL available, improving the appearance and health of photodamaged skin. There is no downtime associated with this procedure. In addition, IPL has a low risk for side effects. These two aspects of the treatment make it an ideal option for people with an active lifestyle. IPL is administered through a series of treatments that can reduce those ugly brown spots and unwanted redness and leave you with healthy, younger-looking skin. IPL even helps remodel the collagen in your skin which can lead to tighter, less wrinkled skin. Many people even report smaller pores!

The gentle IPL process uses broad spectrum light on the areas affected by sun damage, including the face, chest, neck and hands. A small, smooth handpiece is used to transmit the light as it is placed over the skin. Adjustments are made to the wavelength range of the light to customize the treatment for different types of skin. The broad spectrum light used is in the visible and near infrared range (from 515 nm to about 1200nm).
When treating vascular lesions, the light penetrates the tissue and is absorbed by the blood. When treating pigmented lesions, the light is absorbed by the melanin making up the brown spot. In each case, the body’s natural processes work to get rid of the damaged tissue, revealing more youthful looking skin.

Dr. Sobera recommends a series of two to five treatments at three week intervals for best results.

View our menu of Spa Services or please call our office at 205.877.9773 for more information on this service.