1. Intense Impulsed Light Machines Manipulate Color
Intense pulse light delivers hundreds of thousands of wavelengths, or colors, at the same time. Intense impulsed light machines, also known as intense pulse light machines, are capable of filtering which colors to deliver. Each color treats a specific skin problem. The doctor can fine tune the color of each pulse, giving her the ability to treat many skin problems, including hair removal, discoloration, acne, sun damage, laxity, wrinkles, rosacea, blood vessels, scars and tattoos. By contrast, most lasers only treat lax skin or discoloration.
2. The 3D Approach: Depth, Duration and Delay
Skin problems vary in depth and size. For instance, sun damage affects the surface of the skin, but it can involve a large area of the face, hands and neck. The doctor can calibrate the wavelength, duration and delay of pulses delivered by the intense pulse light machine. Longer wavelengths generally reach deeper layers of skin while bypassing the surface cells and vice versa. This lessens unnecessary damage to skin that needs no treatment. In addition, the duration of and delay between each pulse plays a part in treatment. Generally, longer durations treat larger portions of skin. This flexibility provided by intense pulse light machines allows the doctor to be more precise with treatments, and he can treat all of your skin problems during the same session.
3. Intense Pulse Light and Pigmentation
One problem with the laser is that it has always had limitations when it comes to lighter-colored hair removal and treating people with darker skin tones. That's because of the limitations of the laser's wavelengths and absorption. Intense pulse light machines are capable of treating people with less pigmentation in their unwanted hair and darker skin tones without unwanted side effects. If you have a tan or dark skin tone, ask your aesthetician or doctor to conduct a patch test to make sure the intense pulse light machine works with your skin tone.
4. Fewer Treatments With Less Pain
Reportedly, hair removal and other cosmetic treatments are less painful with pulse light machines than with a laser. Treatment for skin surface problems such as redness, sun damage and freckles may feel like a brief pinch with each pulse. When going deeper to correct wrinkles or shrink pores, the sensation is warm pulses along the skin. Infrared light that heats skin tissue deep in the dermis to stimulate collagen production feels cool at first then heats up before cooling off again. Most people can expect between 2 to 6 treatments and will see results within a couple of weeks, depending on the skin problem.
5. Esthetician or Doctor?
Do some comparison shopping. Some states may regulate what kind of intense pulse light machines estheticians can use, but an esthetician may not cost as much as a doctor. If your skin problems are something that an esthetician's machine and level of expertise can handle, then you may prefer that option. However, if you plan to have extensive work done, a doctor is probably your best bet.
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