The intense pulsed light treatment, or IPL, as done at the Manhattan Center for Dermatology can restore your face’s natural beauty by removing the effects of weather and aging, replacing them with smooth, youthful skin. Your face can regain much of its youthful beauty by having years of aging and the ravages of weather minimized, and wrinkles, blemishes, and large pores can be reduced or eliminated.
IPL can be used on the hands, neck, and chest as well as the face, and produces a result that feels as if your skin had been lifted but is a completely non-invasive procedure with no recovery time and results that can last up to a year. It is a procedure, like a chemical peel or Vbeam® treatment, that can dramatically improve your appearance without expensive surgery.
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Which conditions can I have corrected by intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment?
Intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment can be used to improve your overall skin tone. It can improve fine wrinkles, lighten freckles, repair sun-damaged skin, or reduce the changes in pigmentation that are frequently associated with aging or the redness of Rosacea or flushing.
What happens during an intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment?
During an IPL treatment, a series of light pulses will be directed at the specific area to be treated after having been adjusted for your individual skin color and type. The light will be changed to heat energy after hitting the skin and will affect the vessels or pigment that are responsible for the condition being treated.
The treatment usually runs from fifteen to thirty minutes, after which you may resume normal activities. There is usually no discomfort, but redness sometimes occurs for a few hours.
How many treatments will I need?
Your dermatologist at the Manhattan Center for Dermatology will review your case with you and help you decide the correct number of treatments to provide the results you want. The number of treatments depends on which conditions are being treated and their severity, but two to five treatments spaced three weeks apart are common.
What should I expect after treatment?
Some redness may appear in the area that was treated and may last a day, but this can be covered with makeup. Any tattoos in the area being treated may become lighter, and the skin might become darker and peel for one to two weeks. You should use a sun block and avoid direct exposure to the sun after receiving the intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment.
Why should I get my intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment performed at the Manhattan Center for Dermatology?
At Manhattan Center for Dermatology, we use Candela’s Ellipse IPL System which is one of the more effective IPL’s on the market. All our treatments are performed by board certified dermatologists.
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