IPL Photofacial for Spots and Redness

A photofacial uses intense pulsed light on the skin. The first question is what it is actually for.

What it is for

The site northbiomedical.com puts it plainly: an IPL photofacial is an excellent tool for what it actually does, which is fading sun spots and quieting facial redness. The site spaandbeautytoday.com lists brown and red spots, freckles, spider veins, broken veins, redness, rosacea and pigment imperfections among the conditions IPL can improve. Its explainer, What is Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Photofacial and How Can it Help You?, covers the basics.

That same source says IPL penetrates down to the second layer of the dermis without harming the epidermis, so it causes less damage to skin.

Before you call a patch cosmetic

The site my.clevelandclinic.org covers skin discoloration: causes, conditions and treatments. That list of conditions is worth reading before you assume a patch is only cosmetic. DermNet keeps a reference page on intense pulsed light therapy for the treatment itself.

Three articles on spots, redness and light

Start with Light Energy and Pigment Explained for how the light does its work. Go to Rosacea Redness and Vascular Lasers if redness is the complaint. Use Fading Age Spots With Light Treatments if spots are.