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IPL 560 (Intelligent Pulsed Light)
     (for treatment of brown spots, freckles and sun damage)

Finally an effective treatment for Men and women of any age wishing to improve their skins appearance. IPL 560 is the most significant improvement of non-surgical facial rejuvenation procedures yet; fast, no messy gels, direct skin contact.

What is the IPL 560?

The IPL 560 is a new, non-invasive approach to skin rejuvenation using Cutera’s XEO laser. The procedure offers the advantage of improving skin tone and surface imperfections associated with aging and photodamage.

What areas can be treated?
The IPL 560 is ideal for any part of your face, neck, chest, arms and legs with Brown Spots, Freckles or Sun Damage.

What does the treatment do?
IPL 560 treats your skins Brown Spots that come from birth (Freckles) or age (Brown Spots) Dr. Sarma can customize your treatment to your unique skin type and desire. IPL 560 is effective on any area of your body.

What do treatments feel like?
When the pulse of light is delivered, patients will experience a mild pinching or stinging sensation. Anesthesia or pain medicine is typically not required.

How long will the treatments take?
Treatment time depends on the area of the body being treated. However, most treatments should take less than one hour.

How many treatments will I need?
One to three treatments are usually sufficient to see results. Additional treatments may be recommended, especially for excessively sundamaged skin.

What happens after the treatment?
Immediately following treatment, brown spots will start to darken and your skin may appear slightly red. The treated area may be mildly swollen. This typically lasts a few hours and possibly a day or longer. Make-up can be applied to cover the redness.

When will I see results?
Within one to three weeks, the darkened spots will flake off and fade. Diffuse redness or telangiectasia will decrease and your mottled complexion will improve.

Will the spots reappear over time?
New brown spots, telangiectasia may appear with new sun damage; however they too can be treated. Remember to always apply broad-spectrum sunscreen when outdoors to minimize sun damage and the appearance of new spots.

 
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