IPL Photofacial

Intense Pulsed Light photofacial to target sun damage, redness, age spots, broken capillaries, and uneven skin tone. Broad-spectrum light pulses penetrate the dermis to break down pigment clusters and reduce visible vascular irregularities across the face, chest, or hands. Sessions run approximately forty minutes. Mild redness post-treatment typically resolves within a few hours. A series of three to five treatments is recommended for best results.

IPL photofacial treatments at Aesthetics by Melanie use intense pulsed light technology to deliver broad-spectrum filtered light into the dermis, targeting melanin and oxyhemoglobin chromophores selectively while leaving surrounding tissue intact. The melanin-absorbing wavelengths break down excess pigment deposits — including solar lentigines, freckles, and hyperpigmentation from past breakouts — converting them into microscopic fragments that the body clears over the weeks following treatment, producing a more even skin tone. The oxyhemoglobin-absorbing wavelengths coagulate the small dilated capillaries responsible for facial redness, rosacea flushing, and spider veins near the skin surface, causing them to collapse and be absorbed, reducing background redness and visible vascular irregularities. This dual chromophore targeting makes IPL particularly effective for patients presenting with photoaged skin that combines both pigment and vascular concerns — a common combination after years of sun exposure. The photofacial is well suited to the face, neck, décolletage, and the backs of the hands, all areas that accumulate visible UV damage over time. Each session runs approximately forty minutes; treatment feels like a series of brief warm snaps against the skin. Immediate post-treatment redness typically settles within a few hours, and pigmented lesions may temporarily darken before flaking away over one to two weeks — the expected treatment response that marks successful pigment disruption. For moderate photodamage, a course of three to five sessions spaced three to four weeks apart delivers the most comprehensive correction, with each session building on the clearance achieved by the previous one.