Intense Pulse Laser (IPL) for Hair Removal AND Skin Pigmentation?

Intense pulsed light is actually the preferred treatment method for hyperpigmentation and redness of the skin.  Photofacials are exactly that, a treatment to decrease  the browns and reds in the skin in one treatment session. The number of sessions depends on such factors as the person's skin type and the amount of hyperpigmentation or redness present.

The difference in treating hyperpigmentation, redness or unwanted hair with IPL is in the choice of filters and settings on the machine itself and amount of superficial cooling of the skin during the procedure. 

In our office we use our pulsed light system for hair removal, sunspots/skin damage, rosacea, and spider veins.  We call it a photofacial.  Several treatments are required but patient satisfation rate has been extremely high.

IPL actually does a better job of reducing reds and browns in the skin than it does removing hair.  Hair removal is generally more efficient with an alexandrite laser.  IPL is often used, though, because it's a less expensive technology for an office to purchase.