Louisville IPL doctors

	Donn R. Chatham, MD Louisville Facial Plastic Surgeon 4001 Kresge Way Suite 310, Louisville		1 answer
	John Whitt, MD Louisville Plastic Surgeon 4001 Kresge Way Suite 220, Louisville		1 answer
	Tamella Cassis, MD Louisville Dermatologist 9301 Dayflower St Suite 100, Prospect
	Alexander G. Digenis, M.D. Louisville Plastic Surgeon 315 E Broadway Ste 110, Louisville
	Martin Fox, MD Louisville Plastic Surgeon 4001 Kresge Way Ste 320, Louisville

Recent Answers

Is IPL Laser Treatment for Breast Enlargement Effective? I'm considering having ipl laser treatments for a breast enlargement. Research has shown that it increases up to 2 cup sizes only. Is this procedure effective? And what are the side effects?

A: IPL Laser Not A Substitute For Augmentation

I agree with Dr. Griffin's assessment of the IPL. I cannot imagine that it would result in any increase in breast size and certainly not a two cup increase.

John Whitt, MD

Louisville Plastic Surgeon

What is IPL Laser Therapy? What do the letters mean, and what can IPL do for skin improvement?

A: IPL: what is it?

IPL simply stands for "intense pulsed light". While not technically a "laser", IPL devices produce a very powerful and quick flash of light that can be absorbed by skin that has unwanted superficial vessels or pigmented lesions in the brown spectrum of colors. Since these colors absorb the energy of the IPL light, they may be diminished over time and several treatments. Sometimes unwanted pigmented hair can be reduce as well. One of the most gratified groups of patients in our practice are those with rosacea, a type of adult acne and skin inflammation. While the treatments are warm, the use of a topical anesthetic cream beforehand, really makes this very tolerable for most patients. Bottom line: small vessels, brown age spots and acne can be improved!

Donn R. Chatham, MD

Louisville Facial Plastic Surgeon