TriBella Facial Rejuvenation Benefits : The Ultimate Non-Surgical Aesthetic Treatment Key Components of TriBella Facial Rejuvenation TriBella combines three cutting-edge technologies in a single treatment session to deliver outstanding results: Photofacial (Intense...
The Peel You are Having When You are Not Having a Peel It is that time of the year again when our skin is letting us know the summer has been a little unkind. The telltale signs of hyperpigmentation are quite apparent on our skin. One of the most effective ways to...
Enzyme Exfoliation for the Winter Skin All skin types can benefit from enzyme exfoliation during the cooler months of winter, where hot showers and heaters create superficial dryness. Enzymes are a naturally occurring solution for this challenge by digesting and...
Brown Skin Spots On The Face And The Sun We all desire a clear and consistent skin tone. However, lingering hyperpigmentation is a constant barrier to achieving this. It impacts every skin type at every stage of our lives, especially when sun exposure, heat and...
Look into the Crystal Ball for 2024 The aesthetic profession is in constant flux, always evolving with the latest trends and technologies in health, wellness, and self-improvement. 2024 is no exception, bringing forward innovations that help us look and feel our best,...
Colour Correction, Skin Firming, Refinement and Radiance. What Treatment Do I Choose? Texture, tone and colour all play a huge role in defining the appearance of healthy skin. There are many treatments available to improve the texture and complexion of your skin by...
Trust Your Gut When it Comes to Your Skin In order for your skin to look good, it is dependent upon how you treat it from the outside and the inside. You may have heard the term gut-skin axis. Our skin is like a window to our gut, if you are suffering constipation,...
What Is Comedogenicity We have all used products where we end up with our skin blocked and spotty. These products can be anything from shampoo, conditioner, moisturiser, makeup or self-tanning products when applied to the skin or hair. Ingredients creating blocked...
Men vs Women Are They Different? Do Men & Women Have Different Skin? Our largest organ, the skin, has many similarities between men and women, but there are also some key differences. Men's skin is recognised as different from women's by the top skin care...
Collagen Reduces Visible Signs of Aging There are three main fundamental building blocks to sustain the skin and reduce the observable signs of aging. These are Collagen, hyaluronic acid and calcium. The most common and plentiful of our bodies' proteins is Collagen....
Skin Peels - Revive & Renew Your Skin We are moving into the cooler time of the year, which means skin rejuvenation and the reduction of hyperpigmentation should be at the forefront of your mind. Skin peeling is one such technique for skin renewal, offering many...
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IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) uses light photons to rejuvenate skin and is the world’s most popular skin rejuvenation treatment. In contrast to laser resurfacing, IPL does not injure the skin’s surface and has a much shorter recovery time. IPL primarily addresses the skin’s tone, texture and reduces the brown pigmentation and redness that create a dull, aged complexion. IPL is a treatment that delivers pulses of light to the targeted areas, such as brown pigment and red cells in the skin. The light is converted to heat energy, which fades those specific targets resulting in a more even, brighter complexion with less discolouration. People who have had IPL treatments once or twice a year over a decade have healthier more radiant skin with often less skin cancer than those who do not have treatments.
IPL is used on sun-damaged skin to even out a range of skin issues, such as skin discolouration, texture, pigmentation, distended capillaries, facial rosacea or redness and poikiloderma of Civatte. IPL will also complement other rejuvenation skin procedures such as laser resurfacing, skin needling, microdermabrasion and dermal fillers.
Most clients who have IPL, tolerate the treatment with minimal discomfort. The sensation of the treatment can be likened to the snapping of a few rubber bands at one time. For those who are sensitive, a numbing cream may be applied about 30 minutes prior to the treatment. This will reduce the discomfort by about 60-70%. The treatments are designed to work over multiple visits which may be from 1 -3 treatments over a couple of months. Most people will see improvement in the removal of capillaries and freckles within 2 weeks of their first treatment. Deeper redness and brown discolouration will take 2-3 treatments to see significant improvement.
For some people, the side effects of the IPL treatment may include swelling and redness of the treated area. This may last for a few days and up to a week in some cases. When darker brown pigmentation is treated, scattered brown crusts resembling dark coffee granules may occur and will take 7-12 days to slough off. A very important point to remember is that IPL treats what it sees at the time of treatment and does not prevent new discolouration from forming.
Following an IPL treatment, sunscreen is a must in order to reduce the occurrence of pigmentation and distended capillaries. Ten to fourteen days post-treatment it is advisable to attend the clinic for a deep exfoliation treatment such as microdermabrasion or Jet Peel. This is then followed by a hydrating infusion with either oxygen therapy or relaxing facial treatment. These post-treatments ensure the optimum result for the skin and any follow-up treatments can then be customized for the individual needs.
Intense Pulsed Light is a procedure rather than a relaxing treatment. The results of the IPL treatment will reveal a brighter, healthier complexion. When the prescribed home care products are used diligently morning and night this will enhance the results of the IPL treatment to reveal a healthy and definitely rejuvenated complexion.