Is Eye Protection Necessary for an IPL Treatment?

IPL treatments can be used to treat many different skin issues that are related to skin discoloration to include port wine stains that are routinely treated in the childhood years. As long as the physician is well versed in its capabilities and possible complications, IPL treatments can be used...

IPL, or photofacials, treats red and brown discoloration. You will wear eye protection because the light is very bright, but the treatment is safe. The strength of the treatment can be changed by increasing the energy level. There are many different IPL machines and the settings will be...

Our office has many different treatments for scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...

I know of no contrainidication to photofacials and IPL in patients with Multiple Sclerosis. It is always recommended that you discuss this with your internist or neurologist, however, before proceding and to discuss it with you laser physican (yes a doctor and not a technician). The laser...

General rule of thumb: if it's strong enough to cause a permanent change, it needs to be performed by a certified professional under the supervision of a board certified plastic surgeon.

All devices have a long list of precautions and I cannot recommend you to do something against the product label. IPLs do not penetrate very deep and home machines are even less. They are worried about you increasing blood flow to the area of your thyroid if you treat over the mid neck....