Photofractional™ is a complete skin rejuvenation solution that can treat a range of skin concerns during one treatment, including sun spots, age spots, broken capillaries, acne scarring, fine lines, wrinkles, stretch marks, and more. The treatment can be performed almost anywhere on the body, including the face, neck, chest, arms, legs, hands, and even the abdomen. Photofractional™ combines the power of Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) and our ResurFX™ non-ablative laser resurfacing. This duo simultaneously improves skin texture and skin tone in the same treatment session.
What is IPL?
The intense pulsed light treatment, or IPL, as performed at Cahaba Dermatology, can restore your face’s natural beauty by removing the effects of weather and aging, replacing them with smooth, youthful skin. Your face can regain much of its youthful beauty by having years of aging and the ravages of weather minimized, and wrinkles, blemishes, and large pores can be reduced or eliminated. IPL can be used on the hands, neck, and chest as well as the face, and produces a result that feels as if your skin had been lifted but is a completely non-invasive procedure with no recovery time and results that can last up to a year. It is a procedure that can dramatically improve your appearance without expensive surgery.
What is ResurFX?
ResurFX is an FDA-approved device that builds upon prior laser skin resurfacing technology platforms such as Fraxel to improve fine lines and wrinkles, soften scars, improve skin texture and tone, and promote collagen growth. This results in collagen production and skin tightening.
Improve overall skin tone fine wrinkles lighten freckles repair sun-damaged skin reduce the changes in pigmentation that are frequently associated with aging or the redness of Rosacea or flushing.
During an IPL treatment, a series of light pulses will be directed at the specific area to be treated after having been adjusted for your individual skin color and type. The light will be changed to heat energy after hitting the skin and will affect the vessels or pigment that are responsible for the condition being treated. The treatment usually runs from fifteen to thirty minutes, after which you may resume normal activities. There is usually no discomfort, but redness sometimes occurs for a few hours
We will review your case with you and help you decide the appropriate number of treatments to provide the results you want. The number of treatments depends on which conditions are being treated and their severity, but two to five treatments spaced three weeks apart are common.
Some redness may appear in the area that was treated and may last a day, but this can be covered with makeup. Any tattoos in the area being treated may become lighter, and the skin might become darker and peel for one to two weeks. You should use a sun block and avoid direct exposure to the sun after receiving the intense pulsed light (IPL) treatment.