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Question:
How does photofacial work? Is this good if you have acne-prone skin?
Answer:
Photofacial works by applying high-intensity light to the skin. The light is absorbed by various targets including pigment and blood vessels converting the energy to heat. The heat is high enough to break up the target cells leading to improvement in the skin condition. Photofacial is safe to use on acne-prone skin and may even improve the acne condition.
Posted by Dr. Buckingham
Question:
I’ve heard a lot about IPL but what does it actually treat?
Answer:
IPL which stands for intense pulsed light, aka photofacial, is a broad band of intense light which is filtered to produce a narrower band of wavelengths. It has been touted to treat wrinkles, pigment, vascularity and for hair removal. In our experience it does very little for wrinkles and the hair removal is less than impressive. It is effective in temporarily reducing pigment and redness caused from small dilated capillaries. It is a nice treatment to get some improvement with very little recovery.
Posted by Dr. Buckingham
Question:
Is it true that IPL is pain free? Is any type of anesthetic used?
Answer:
IPL is not pain free, but it does not have a great deal of pain associated with it. We will often use topical lidocaine for IPL, also refrigerated topical gel with the treatment is also very soothing and for many patients is enough.
Posted by Dr. Buckingham
