IPL Skin Pigmentation

Pigmentation is colour in the skin from excess melanin. This can present as moles, birth marks, age spots and melasma.

Before treatment a full consultation and patch test will need to be completed beforehand.

The area to be treated will be cleansed and a thin layer of ultrasound gel applied. You will be asked to put on protective goggles. The area of pigmentation will be targeted with the handset making sure to protect the surrounding area. The pulsed light is drawn to the melanin breaking down the pigment. The practitioner will treat the pigment until the area darkens…this is called the clinical endpoint.

The broken down pigment will be eliminated through the skins natural shredding process causing the pigmentation to fade.

Pigmentation follow-up treatments should be spaced 3-4 weeks apart. This is to allow the body time to remove any successfully treated pigmentation, subsequent treatments will be utilised to target what remains.