Over time, natural skin aging and exposure to UV radiation from the
sun make superficial blood vessels visible and cause the skin to produce
pockets of irregular pigmentation. The Intense Pulsed Light System
(IPL) used at VIP
Medispa uses interchangeable filters that selectively block
out unwanted UV and blue radiation, safely delivering broadband light
to target chromophores (melanin and hemoglobin) to treat conditions such
as:
- Facial telangiectasias
- Flushing and redness
- Rosacea
- Poikiloderma (red neck)
- Redness following laser skin resurfacing
- Age spots and liver spots
- Pigmented lesions
- Scar coloration and general skin elasticity
Light is applied to the treatment area using a 10x20 mm sapphire waveguide that can be fired every two seconds, allowing for treatment of large areas, such as whole faces, hands, necks and decolletes, shoulders and backs. Treating large areas not only addresses specific problem areas but also results in an overall improvement in skin texture, tone, pore size and collateral collagen building.
Treatments, which typically are provided in a series of sessions at two-week intervals, are painless. Patients can resume normal activities immediately. To maintain long-lasting improvement, follow-up care may include bi-annual maintenance sessions.
IPL Laser for Rosacea - How does it work?
It is believed that the IPL has two actions that help in Rosacea. First;
red thread veins absorb the light energy, and this makes them hot.
This damage encourages the body to reabsorb these veins, therefore
improving the appearance. Second; the light energy warms the collagen
fibres in the skin this stimulates new collagen and collagen remodelling,
this improves the support of the small blood vessels which helps to
delay the development of more thread veins.
People with Rosacea flush easily and develop redness, pimples, and thread veins on their cheeks nose and forehead. It often starts in the second or third decade of life, and women are more often affected than men. It is common, affecting up to 10% of adults. Because Rosacea affects the face it can cause significant psychological problems.
