IPL Laser Hair Removal

Walpole Advanced Skin Care, Laser Hair Removal

IPL ( Intense Pulsed Light Technology) Permanent Reduction for unwanted hair. IPL has the capability to emit different wavelengths of light energy to the bottom of the hair follicles and selectively damaging them causing the unwanted hair to fall out while protecting the surrounding tissue. IPL is very popular on larger body surfaces such as men’s backs, men’s chest, reducing shaving time by thinning out a man’s beard hair.

Women have enjoyed no longer having to deal with ingrown hairs that may come from waxing, shaving or even tweezing the bikini line. Candidates must have course, dark hair. Bikini lines, underarms, arms, fingers as well as leg and buttock hair can be treated quite effectively with IPL.

IPL is a form of laser hair removal, and works by finding the exact wavelength of light that corresponds with the pigmentation of the target hair. It is for this reason that laser hair removal is most effective on dark coarse hair. Darker pigmentation in the hair makes it more receptive in that it absorbs all of the appropriate light wavelength leaving all other tissue in the surrounding area unaffected, removing the unwanted hair and selectively damaging the hair follicle. In order for IPL or laser hair removal to work, there must be an appropriate chromophore, or pigment, so those with lighter softer hair, may prefer to use electrolysis.