Age Spots & Sun Damage: How Does It Work?
IPL uses light energy to reverse the visible damage that skin has suffered from chronic sun exposure, smoking, irregular blood vessels and environmental wear and tear. It can also help by stimulating collagen production in the deep layers of the dermis to smooth the skin surface and minimize fine lines and wrinkles.
How does skin age? Read more
As we get older, diminished amounts of collagen and elastic fibers make the skin thinner and less elastic. What used to bounce back begins to sag. And skin damage that occurred earlier in our lives (such as overexposure to sun or weakened blood vessels aggravated by smoking and alcohol) begins to make an appearance. Exposure to sunlight is the single biggest environmental contributor to visible signs of aging. Photoaging accelerates the breakdown of the skin’s support system, causes pigment changes and damages blood vessels to the point where they enlarge and become visible in the skin.