What is the difference between IPL and BBL?

September 17, 2015
Asked By:Csaus in Lakeland, FL

I know that BBL is broadband and IPL is intense pulsed light, but are the two fundamentally different? And do they each have certain conditions or situations where they would be more beneficial? Are there any benefits of one or the other?

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