Discoloration on the skin and vascular spots make for an uneven skin tone and aren't always easy to cover up with makeup. Dr. Yvette Tivoli, your board-certified dermatologist in Delray Beach, FL, can give you an even skin tone by eliminating spots, blotches, and pigmented lesions with intense pulsed light treatment at Atlantic Derm.
How intense pulsed light treatment works
Just as certain types of light can damage your skin, others can clear it of the very spots left by UV damage and other processes. Intense pulsed light is one of those energy types that benefits your skin instead of harming it.
During intense pulsed light treatment with your Delray Beach, FL, dermatologist, you'll see flashes of light that look similar to a camera's flash. Intense pulsed light is scattered, so there is no focused beam like there is with laser light. Also dissimilar to a laser, intense pulsed light has many light wavelengths instead of just one.
Your dermatologist directs the intense pulsed light bulb toward your skin in the regions you specify. The light targets and is absorbed by pigmented cells but leaves other cells nearby intact. This is why the light doesn't leave your skin damaged or injured.
The benefits of intense pulsed light treatment
This comfortable skin therapy can target and remove several unwanted skin features and defects. Your dermatologist helps you identify areas to target according to your treatment goals and the abilities of the intense pulsed light device.
A custom series of intense pulsed light treatments can clear your skin of:
- Age spots or sun spots
- Freckles
- Melasma
- Birthmarks
- Cherry angiomas
- Broken capillaries
- Port-wine stains
- Rosacea
You might also see some improvement in small superficial wrinkles as intense pulsed light can stimulate fibroblasts, causing increased collagen growth. Intense pulsed light can also target and damage hair follicles, making the treatment a great choice for long-term hair removal.
You can finally say goodbye to spots and other skin imperfections with intense pulsed light therapy from Dr. Yvette Tivoli. To book a consultation at Atlantic Derm, call your dermatologist in Delray Beach, FL, at (561) 802-7546.