Contents:
- Medical Video: AT HOME LASER HAIR REMOVAL UPDATE- Does it Work? (Underarms & Brazillian)
- IPL is a popular therapy today, but is it safe?
- How effective is IPL therapy for hair removal?
- Is there a risk if I do IPL hair removal?
Medical Video: AT HOME LASER HAIR REMOVAL UPDATE- Does it Work? (Underarms & Brazillian)
Who does not want smooth skin, not black spots, free of wrinkles, and not covered in feathers? Most of the Eve, surely want skin like that. At present, there are many treatments and beauty therapies that he said can realize your desires. One of them is IPL therapy or intense pulsed light. At present, IPL therapy is therapy hair removal or remove the fur that is favored by many women, because it is believed to make mulis skin.
However, is it true that the magic of IPL therapy is real? How effective is this treatment and what side effects might it occur? Here's the answer.
IPL is a popular therapy today, but is it safe?
IPL is a skin treatment that utilizes xenon light in high intensity to rejuvenate skin tissue. Many people are fooled and assume that IPL is the same therapy as laser therapy. In fact, these two treatments have different methods and tools.
In IPL therapy hair removal, the wave size used will be adjusted to the skin condition and how much area of the skin to be treated.
According to the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, IPL therapy is a therapy that can be used to treat various skin problems such as:
- Wrinkles
- Scar
- Reddish spots
- Black spots
Not only that, even the Food and Drug Administration, the drug and food control body in the United States (equivalent to the Indonesian Food and Drug Administration) in Indonesia, has agreed to use the IPL to remove hairs on the body. Yes, so far IPL therapy tends to be safe, however must be under the supervision of a specialist.
How effective is IPL therapy for hair removal?
Although there are still few scientific studies that have recognized the ability of the IPL to deal with skin problems, some of them state that this treatment is enough to help treat disorders that arise on your skin.
For example, research published in the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology. Although carried out on a small scale, this research proves if IPL therapy hair removal able to prevent fur growth in the study participants consisting of 22 women. In this study, IPL was able to prevent fur growth by 70-90%.
Meanwhile, in another study, IPL was used to remove reddish spots on the surface of the skin. The result, it is known that treatment using this method is quite able to help eliminate red spots.
Usually, this treatment is done more than once to get optimal results. Each person may get different recommendations regarding the frequency of care that must be done, according to the conditions and skin problems experienced.
Is there a risk if I do IPL hair removal?
IPL hair removal is indeed relatively safe. However, just like other medical procedures, this procedure still has risks and can cause several symptoms such as:
- Pain during treatment
- Swollen
- Uneven skin tone
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Wounds
However, indeed all these risks are very rare, because the light waves used in this treatment are quite safe for all skin types. If you are worried, you can discuss and consult with dermatologist who handles you.
Also make sure, you do this treatment in a trusted beauty clinic, which has medical personnel and experts in their fields.
