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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.
A series of Intense Pulse Light treatments will certainly reduce pigmented hair growth for extended periods of time. However, the possibility of return of hair growth cannot be excluded.
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...
IPL has been used for hair removal and it can damage follicles, leading to hair loss. However, your hair may grow back as the weeks pass.
Hi Sun damaged. The first thing we would recommend is to find a practitioner that uses q-switched lasers instead of IPL. While IPL may help to clear some sun damage, it is not the gold standard. Q-switched lasers are able to permanently remove sun spots rather than just...
The simple answer to this is yes. It is possible to have IPL folllowing skin cancer treatment and/or surgery.
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