I always thought that IPL is a treatment for hair removal. Apparently that’s not all that it can do. It can be applied at different wavelengths to yield different results and I tried IPL for skin rejuvenation and freckles removal at EHA Clinic last month.
12 days after IPL treatment. A few treatments are required for visible firming effects.But lo and behold my freckles are gone!
What is IPL Skin Rejuvenation?
IPL stands for Intense pulsed light, also commonly known as photo-facial and photo rejuvenation. It is different from lasers as it emits high intensity pulses of light which penetrates and enhance your skin condition with no down time. IPL skin rejuvenation helps to give your skin a youthful glow, reduces fine lines, firms the skin and even out skin tone.
What to expect during treatment?
An IPL gel was applied on my face.
Because of the very bright light, I had to put on protective eyewear to protect my eyes.
Dr. Tam spotted a few freckles on my cheeks and told me that he’ll remove the freckles for me via IPL. He told me that the freckles will become much darker than before treatment but I shouldn’t be worried about that because the spots will fade off in a few days to a week.
No pain, nothing. It’s just some light flashing onto your face.
Hydrating mask to sooth the skin after IPL treatment.
Recovery
My two darkest freckles on my left cheek immediately after IPL. I forgotten to take the photos of my freckles on my right cheek!
I have never done freckles removal before and I was pretty amazed by the results. The few dark spots became much darker and very visible in the next few days. I didn’t like that of course, but since Dr. Tam already told me what to expect, I wasn’t worried. I just applied concealer onto the spots to camouflage them.
Throughout the week, the dark spots began to fade off till there was nothing left. The freckles were GONE by the end of one week.
12 days after IPL.
It was a joy to watch the freckles "fall off", and of course, yay to better skin with IPL’s skin rejuvenation benefits. I’m definitely heading back to EHA Clinic for more sessions!
EHA Clinic
1 Scotts Road #15-01 Shaw Centre, Singapore 228208
Tel: 6235 3325 or 8168 7235
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Email: info@eha.com.sg
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Saturdays: 10am to 8pm
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