Tacoma IPL doctors
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Sam Naficy, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
1110 112th Ave NE Suite 150, Bellevue |
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Daniel Levy, MD
Bellevue Dermatologic Surgeon
4455 148th Ave NE, Bellevue |
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Brenda F. Kodama, MD
Tacoma Dermatologist
1703 S. Meridian Ste. 101, Puyallup |
Recent Answers
I have done my IPL treatment on face a week ago but i find the growth to be more course than usual. Also i cant see any hair falling off from my face. I am not sure if the treatment really worked on me. I am of skin type 3 and have very dark hair.
Its common for it to take up to 3 weeks to see full shedding of the hair treated with IPL. However, as a skin type 3 - even with dark hair, IPL might not be the most effective hair removal method available to you. There are numerous alternatives that are more effective on darker skin types, as well as less risky. A good and experienced practitioner should also treat you conservatively with IPL to avoid burns, so if you choose to continue with IPL treatments for hair removal, I suggest you be patient and expect your progress to be slower. This is a much better scenario than receiving more aggressive treatment and ending up with irreversible scars or pigmentation.
What do the letters mean, and what can IPL do for skin improvement?
IPL is an acronym for Intense Pulsed Light. Using specific light filters, the energy of the intense pulsed light can be focused on a specific target within the skin.
Although IPL is not exactly a laser, it can be used in a similar manner to lasers for safe and effective treatment of unwanted hair, skin pigmentation, and visible and broken capillaries and veins in the skin.
IPL treatments can rejuvenate aging skin, help patients with rosacea, and can also treat certain types of skin cancers. The popular Fotofacial (Photofacial) treatment is performed using an IPL device.
IPL should not be used for tattoo removal.
