IPL for Treatment of Brown Spots

One of the prices we pay for our increasingly casual lifestyle is increased sun damage. As we get older, some of that damage is manifest by irregular blotchy pigmentation spots, called solar lentigenes, on face, arms, hands, shoulders, and chest.

Our Intelligent Pulsed Light (IPL) uses the 600 nm, 560 nm wave length and our limelight uses an adjustable wave length and specifically targets this superficial pigment in the epidermis. By using a wavelength spectrum with strong melanin absorption and weak hemoglobin absorption, much lower fluence (power) is needed for effective treatment. Pulses are controlled by a closed-loop power control that regulates every pulse for consistent, safe results. A standard pulsed light system, in contrast, uses a broad spectrum and requires much higher fluences for similar outcomes since a large portion of the light is not effective in the treatment.

Two to three treatments are needed for optimum effect. Some discoloration may be seen in the area immediately following the treatment. Within one to three weeks the lesion gradually flakes off.

Treatments take only a few minutes and are usually quite painless. The sensation of a mild brief pinching sensation is sometimes felt.

The best results are obtained when INTELLIGENT PULSED LIGHT is combined with LASER GENESIS and TITAN in what is called the 3D SKIN REJUVENATION approach. This is the new gold standard for skin rejuvenation and tightening.

No program is complete without good products including 4% hydroquinone, a chemical that blocks the pigment uptake and manufacture by the cells and a hyperpigmentation bar from PCA to help prevent further pigmentation.

For long-term benefit, any treatment, of course, should always be combined with an effective sunscreen. It should be applied daily, every day, and reapplied every three hours in the hot baja sun.

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Call us for your complimentary evaluation at (425) 216-3019 from the US or 624-105-2209 while here in Cabo.

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