We do not use IPL for laser hair removal as there are better laser choices that lead to better results with a lower incidence of side effects. The main difference between IPL and lasers is that lasers use one specific type of light and IPL uses many types of light. This means that... more
How does IPL hair removal work?
IPL hair removal - how does it work? What makes it different from other hair removal methods?
3 answers to “How does IPL hair removal work?”
A: IPL for hair removal
We do not use IPL for hair removal. There are far superior lasers for hair removal that work much faster and with less treatments.
A: It's all about physics
Thank you for your question. I'm going to answer this in simple terms so hopefully no one reading this will get confused. The targets of our laser treatments (the melanin of the hair bulb, the hemoglobin of blood cells, the water in our skin layers) absorb energy at certain wavelengths of light. When the... more
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