Photofacial Dermatology

Dermatologist and some highly trained staff members follow certain procedures for photo facial that is designed to improve our skin texture and tone.They implement IPL technology, which means, pulses of non-laser light of varying wavelengths are applied to your skin.During the treatment, you wear protective goggles and a cooling gel is applied on your skin on the treatment areas.The pulses of light do not hurt, but they may create a feeling of warmth on your skin along with a gentle pinching sensation. Depending on the area involved in your treatment, the appointment will last somewhere between just a few minutes to an hour.

What Are the Benefits of Photo Facials? 

Photo facials are used to treat a surprisingly wide variety of issues. The most common kinds of skin conditions that they're used to treat include unwanted pigmentations such as age spots and freckles. These spots, along with birthmarks and minor scars, result from an excess of melanin in the skin. The IPL emitted through the laser creates a gentle heat that eliminates the excess melanin, leaving your skin smooth with little or no visible mark remaining from the prior discoloration.

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