IPL ACNE TREATMENT, GEELONG

Acne? Congestion? Scarring? Uneven Skin Tone? IPL is for you!

Our IPL Acne Treatment is an advanced procedure that assists in improving the overall look of your skin. IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) is commonly known for it’s hair reducing abilities, however this technology which converts light into heat energy can also effectively clear mild to moderate inflammatory acne.

This acne treatment utilises a high intensity light source and radio frequency to penetrate through the tissue and destroy acne bacteria quickly and easily! Typically it takes just 6 treatments over a two month period to greatly improve the appearance of skin, as well as even out skin tone and improve acne scaring.

As well as acne, IPL can be used to treat broken capillaries, pigmentation and age spots and reverse the visible signs of ageing.

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What is IPL?

IPL or Intense Pulsed Light is a technology where light is converted into heat energy. Treatments are like a very powerful camera flash lamp being held against your skin. The selected light waves target chromophores (colour pigments) such as melanin in brown spots and freckles; and such as haemoglobin in broken or diffused blood vessels. The light waves can also target specific protein molecules in acne bacteria and in collagen.  IPL treats all conditions without disruption to the skin’s surface.

How often will I need treatments?

We usually recommend 2 to 6 treatments to reduce acne, at 1 to 3 week intervals.

Is it painful?

Some IPL acne treatments have little or no sensation at all, but for other treatments, clients may feel a slight sting, similar to the flick of a rubber band against your skin. It is certainly not a painful procedure and we can always reduce the intensity if you feel the need. Immediately after some treatments, you may be able to feel a mild heat for a few minutes, or a couple of hours, but after most treatments you will feel next to nothing at all.

Important After Care:

For 24 hours after each IPL treatment, this is important:

  • No sun exposure or UV exposure of sun beds
  • Wear sun block with both UVA and UVB protection
  • No depilatory, AHA, glycolic or salicylic creams
  • No very hot baths or showers – tepid water only
  • No heat treatments e.g. sauna
  • No swimming in chlorinated pools or spa baths
  • No deodorant – if underarms treated
  • No perfumes, highly perfumed soaps or lotions, etc.

Long term After Care:

  • Always wear a good sun block with both UVA and UVB protection
  • Avoid excessive sun or UV exposure.  Cover up and be sun-safe

Adverse Reactions:

  • Sometimes tightening of the skin can be felt for one or two days. In extreme cases, blistering may occur which heals in a few days. Cooling, healing gel or ice-packs should be applied frequently to alleviate discomfort.  Treat this situation as you would for sun burn.
  • Redness and swelling of the skin are normal. They are harmless effects which usually disappear within half an hour, but can occasionally be visible for two to thirty hours.
  • Scabbing is possible after blistering.  It is extremely important NOT to pick scabs off the skin, as they are protecting the underlying skin while it heals itself.  If you pick a scab off, the healing process will stop and you could be left with little pock marks.
  • If any signs of redness and swelling are still present after 48 hours of treatment, please contact the IPL operator for further advice.  If your IPL operator cannot be contacted, a doctor, pharmacist or naturopath should be able to give you appropriate advice.  In the mean time, treat as sun burn.
  • Blanching or hyper-pigmentation will only occur if strict guidelines regarding settings for the different skin types and colours have not been adhered to; OR if the client has not disclosed all contra-indications, medications. or the full extent of their sun or UV exposure during the month prior to treatment.  Usually blanching or hyper-pigmented scars will heal and fade over weeks or months, but in extreme cases, especially on darker skins, they could be permanent.

Can Dark Skins Be Treated?

Light produced by laser and by IPL is absorbed by the colour pigment, melanin, which is present in our hair and skin.  Caution is required when treating people with dark skins, Asian skins and some other skins which tan very easily.  Hyper-pigmentation or blanching of the skin is likely to occur if there is too much melanin present in the skin.  It is possible to treat medium to medium/dark skins on a low intensity.  The consultation process and a test patch, will determine whether each individual can be treated.  Strict guidelines must be adhered to, when treating darker skinned people, using only low levels of intensity at each session, and therefore more treatments will be needed to achieve a result.  Skins such as Negroid, Melanesian and some darker Indian skins are not treatable.

 

TREATMENT PRICES

Treatment Area                Single Session               PrePay 3 Sessions                PrePay 6 Sessions

Full Face                                   $119                                         $99                                          $79

Nose                                          $49                                          $39                                          $29

Chin                                           $49                                          $39                                         $29

Cheeks                                       $59                                          $49                                         $39

Neck                                          $79                                           $59                                         $49

Decolletage/Back                     $99                                           $79                                         $59

Cheeks, Nose & Chin                $99                                           $79                                         $59