IPL photofacials improve your skin in two ways. First, the light energy penetrates your epidermis (the outer layer of your skin) and gently heats the dermis (the second layer). This triggers the classic “wound healing” response behind many skin treatments.
When the body senses this heating in the dermis, it responds as it would to an injury by producing new amounts of collagen and sending it to the “wounded” area (even though there is no actual wound). Since collagen provides the skin’s underlying support structure, this firms your skin and reduces lines and wrinkles.
The second photofacial benefit addresses your pigmentation problems, such as age spots and wrinkles. The darker cells absorb the IPL energy and the melanin pigment fragments. The body then absorbs the pigment cells, and the spots become less and less visible. With veins, the light energy is absorbed by the darker blood. This targeted heat causes the vein wall to collapse and close. Your body then absorbs any remaining pigment and redirects blood flow to deeper, less visible vessels.