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The IPL treatment is usually a 15 to 30 minute appointment. For increase comfort I always give our patients the option to numb at least 30 minutes prior to their treatment. In my office my Physician Assistants use a Zimmer (a machine that throws out cold air) during the treatment to help distract the patient and decrease pain intolerance. The procedure is very quick and effective. Dr. Grant Stevens
Brisbane, The number of "zaps", as you call it, with IPL can vary, depending on the size of the IPL crystal, and the size and shape of someone's face, not to mention, whether single or multiple passes are done over certain areas, and if multiple different settings are used. Somewhere between 30 (if only part of the face is treated) and 150 IPL flashes would be a normal range, but of course treatments may vary outside that range.
Each individual IPL treatment affects only the actively growing hairs at the time of the treatment. What percentage of hairs are in the actively growing phase varies by body site. In addition each treatment tends to synchronize more of the hair follicles into the same phase of...
IPL use for permanent hair reduction has it merits. I prefer a laser like the LightSheer 810-nm diode or the 1064-nm Nd:YAG for this purpose. Most patients get best results after six to eight treatments. The key to permanence in laser and IPL hair reduction is maintenance. The average patient...
If you noticed brown spots particularly after giving birth, my first inclination is to ask if you have melasma. IPL treatments can exacerbate the issue if this is indeed the case. Although IPL treatments can be performed on Fitz IV skin tones, there is usually much caution taken with settings...