Treatment: IPL Photorejuvenation

IPL is an innovative way to quickly, safely and comfortably improve your skin's texture, tone and colour. It can be used to treat your face, chest, arms and hands, without gel or topical anesthetics. Signs of sun damage and age spots will usually flake off after one or two treatments, leaving clearer, younger-looking skin.

The treatment results are often subtle. On average, you may require four to six treatments in order to achieve optimal results. Every patient's condition and needs vary. The results and number of treatments you can expect will be assessed at your consultation.

When the handpiece is placed on your skin, it will feel cool and comfortable. When the pulse of light is delivered, you may feel a mild, brief pinching sensation.

Many patients see significant improvement within two to three weeks of treatment. Your complexion will be clearer and younger-looking. However, your final result may not be apparent for a month or more.

Typically, one or two treatments are sufficient to see dramatic improvement in skin colour. Additional treatments may be required for very large or dark spots, densely freckled areas, or excessively sun-damaged skin. We recommend 5 treatments for the reduction of fine lines and wrinkles and a marked improvement in skin texture.

Over time due to sun exposure new spots may appear. These can be removed with further treatments. We recommend the liberal application of full spectrum sunscreen of SPF 30 or greater and reducing sun exposure.

While IPL by itself is effective in reducing overall sun damage, by combining the IPL treatment with Levulan^® there is an increased level of improvement. You will see an even greater cosmetic benefit with each treatment – reduced pore size, more even coloured tone, smoother texture and restoration of a youthful, rejuvenated look.

As we grow older, minor imperfections can turn into multi-layered problems. We use the latest XEO^® laser system, which takes a 3 dimensional approach to skin rejuvenation – resulting in noticeably improved skin tone, texture, and tightness. We can treat the skin at 3 different depths using 3 different techniques – IPL, Laser Genesis^® and TITAN^®. Each type of treatment is available on an individual basis; however, when used together the treatments can achieve outstanding results including firmer, glowing skin.

This is an exciting new approach to non-ablative skin rejuvenation.

Before treatment for Rosacea
Photo courtesy of David Goldberg, MD

After treatment for Rosacea
Photo courtesy of David Goldberg, MD

Before Photorejuvenation treatment
Photo courtesy of Maurice Adatto, MD

5 weeks after 1 treatment
Photo courtesy of Maurice Adatto, MD

Before Photorejuvenation treatment
Photo courtesy of Maurice Adatto, MD

2 weeks after 1 treatment
Photo courtesy of Maurice Adatto, MD

Brown Spots
Before Photorejuvenation treatment

Brown Spots
After Photorejuvenation treatment