IPL — Intense Pulse Light — is performed in a physician’s office or in a medical spa space. The hyperpigmentation is treated with powerful flashes of light in short, polychromatic blasts. The energy created by the light penetrates the dermal layers below the skin’s surface and begins to address the melanin that’s causing the spots. The heat penetrates and attacks the pigment particles, breaking and destroying their bonds. The particles then rise to the surface and form as scabs, only to slough off, or is carried in the lymph and eliminated naturally by the body.

An IPL treatment is a wonderful option for eliminating hyperpigmentation spots and involves no downtime. The only post-procedure issue you may experience is redness. Because there is no major resurfacing happening, like a laser, the different light wavelengths are gentle.

If you have minor hyperpigmentation, results may be seen after one session. With more advanced hyperpigmentation, three sessions is the recommended succession.