Winter is a good time to think about having an Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Photorejuvenation treatment if you have:
1. Sun damage (freckles and sunspots)
2. Redness (broken capillaries, diffused redness, rosacea)
3. Poikiloderma (sun damage on the neck and chest area)
4. Fine lines, wrinkles and dilated pores
I have been using Ellipse, Specific Waveband Technology, which enables me to customise every treatment to the client’s specific skin needs. When deciding to go for a photo rejuvenation treatment, it is important that you use a high sun protection for four weeks prior to your treatment. If your skin is tanned, it can’t be treated.
IPL treatments can make the skin sensitive to the sun, so continue using your sunblock for at least a month after each treatment.
Sometimes, multiple treatments are required and your results will have to be maintained by repeated sessions in future.
I recommend an initial course of 2 to 4 treatments, according to the client’s skin needs, with a monthly interval between sessions. One to two sessions a year are required to maintain the results, depending on the skin condition. – by Suzette la Grange.