What happens if you use IPL Laser too often?
No, using your Philips Lumea more often than recommended will not speed up the hair removal process. Do not treat the same area multiple times in one session as this will not improve efficacy and can cause skin irritation.
What wavelengths are used in IPL?
Intense pulsed light is the use of intense pulses of non-coherent light over a range of wavelengths from 500 nm to 1200 nm. Xenon flashlamps produce high output bursts of broad spectrum. Cooling is used to protect the skin in contact with the device. Regulations governing IPL vary by jurisdiction.
Can I use IPL laser every week?
Since only hairs in their growing phase are susceptible to treatment with light, it is important to do multiple treatments to achieve continuously smooth skin. For this reason, we recommend a start-up phase of 4-12 weekly treatments to achieve optimum results.
How far apart should IPL treatments be?
For patients to get the best IPL results, it is generally recommended that patients receive, on average, 4 – 6 treatments scheduled four weeks apart. Why do most patients need more than one IPL session? Every IPL treatment builds upon the previous one, allowing the skin to react gradually.
Can you pluck after IPL?
Tweezing, waxing, depilatory creams, laser, or epilators should not be used while you’ve stopped IPL treatments. The reason for this wait time is to allow the IPL hair removal treatment round to completely run its course. Therefore, two weeks after an IPL treatment is the earliest tweezing or waxing should occur.
Why do you have to shave before IPL?
If there’s hair on the surface, a lot less light energy makes it deep into the follicle. Those key areas of the hair follicle remain cool and untouched, so they go about their business building and growing your hairs. So, that’s why you really must remove those surface hairs before laser and IPL.
What is nm in IPL?
Although not technically a laser, IPL delivers focused, controlled light energy through a coupling gel across the 515–1200 nm (visible to near infrared) spectrum and at a fluence of up to 40 J/cm2. IPL sources are filtered xenon flashlamps that release pulses of noncoherent polychromatic light.
Does IPL increase collagen?
The good news is that collagen production can be boosted by IPL therapy. This cutting-edge treatment accomplishes this by affecting the tissues of the body without the need for invasive surgery, intense recoveries, or lasting aftereffects.
Can I shave after IPL?
After your treatment the targeted hair will look like it’s growing again. This is when the hair begins to make its way out of the follicle. Around two weeks after your IPL treatment your hair will shed and fall out. You can shave after your IPL treatments but avoid any treatments that pulls hair out by the roots.
Can I get IPL every 3 weeks?
You’ll see the greatest results after 3 to 6 months if you do a series of IPL treatments spaced out about a month apart for each session. Results can vary from session to session, but the goal is steady progress. We schedule your therapy appointments about a month apart because skin cells turn over every 30 days or so.