Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) treatments are a safe, effective, and FDA-approved laser treatment designed to improve skin health, tone, texture, and quality. But how long do the results of IPL treatments last? With proper skin care and sun protection after IPL treatments, the results can last for years. Usually, the results of an IPL photofacial will be evident for six months to a year. Dermatologists recommend maintenance treatments every six to 12 months to help prolong results.
For the best results from IPL therapy, we recommend that our patients perform 5 IPL treatments, performed 4 weeks apart. Once you have an IPL treatment, you should know that your hair will not disappear right away. While this treatment destroys the hair follicle, the hair shaft still needs to be detached. This process usually takes about two weeks.
Once you undergo IPL treatment, you should know that your hair will not disappear immediately afterwards. Once the final hair falls out, another one will never grow back.With proper skin care and protection, the results of IPL treatments can last for years. It is impossible to avoid all sun exposure, and therefore, even with the best care and protection of the skin, new brown spots may appear gradually over time. Proper skin care and protection is the only thing that stands between you and the appearance of future brown spots.IPL photorejuvenation is one of the only treatments that can effectively treat enlarged pores, shrinking them and giving them a finer texture.
In addition to treating wrinkles related to volume loss, IPL treatments can be used to erase freckles, birthmarks, varicose veins, age spots and sunspots, other signs of sun damage, rosacea, unwanted hair, and broken blood vessels on the face.The reason you should plan at least five treatments is because each IPL session is based on the progress of the previous session. You will see the best results after 3 to 6 months if you do a series of IPL treatments with an interval of about one month for each session.If you use hair removal creams but have scheduled an IPL laser treatment, you should wait at least six weeks after using one of these creams to undergo your treatment. The success of treatment largely depends on the skill and experience of the person performing IPL therapy.Another example: If you take aspirin every day to mitigate the risk of a heart attack and you can't stop taking it for 14 days, an IPL treatment isn't ideal for you. These are other guidelines that your dermatologist will recommend you follow to get the best possible results from your IPL treatments.Whether IPL treatment is right for you depends largely on the type of results you're looking for.
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