Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)

WHAT IS IPL?

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) is the gold-standard in pigment correction technology. 

IPL is a photo-rejuvenation therapy that uses multiple wavelengths of light to target unwanted pigment and dark spots and dramatically improve:

• age spots
• sun spots
• hyperpigmentation
• freckles
• surgical scars
• red vessels
• rosacea

IPL effectively treats areas including the face, neck, chest, décolletage, shoulders, arms, hands, legs and feet.

CYNOSURE ICON™: Advanced Technology

The Cynosure Icon™ platform is the newest, safest and most advanced light-based technology available.  The Icon contains a proprietary Skintel® Melanin Reader™ that measures the exact melanin content of the skin in a quantitative manner. Skintel technology allows your practitioner to customize your treatment settings based on an objective, precise reading and deliver the safest and most impactful treatment possible.

THE TREATMENT:

This non-invasive, in-office procedure is customized for each individual by a highly trained practitioner. It can be used to treat large areas (i.e. the full face) or as a spot treatment (i.e. individual age spots).

After performing a full skin history and visual analysis, the calibrated a Skintel® Melanin Reader™  is used to precisely measure your underlying pigment levels. Your treatment settings are adjusted to match your skin type and condition.

A series of three to five treatments, spaced four to six weeks apart, is recommended for full correction.  Treatments are comfortable and have little downtime.  Some may experience temporary redness and a mild, sun-burn like feeling immediately after treatment, which resolves within a few hours or days.  IPL is safest and most effective when performed during the fall, winter or spring.

THE RESULTS:

IPL delivers noticeable improvement of unwanted pigment.  Results improve gradually with each treatment.