IPL filters & target chromophores.
This filter primarily targets superficial vascular lesions, rosacea, pikiloderma, and port-wine stains
What is the 515 nm filter.
Clients commonly describe this sensation as similar to the snap of a rubber band against the skin.
What does IPL feel like?
a medication commonly used to treat severe acne that significantly increases the skins sensitivity to light and impairs healing.
What is Accutane.
Clients must wait 6-12 months before receiving IPL
What is Intense Pulsed Light (IPL).
This should always be performed before any IPL treatment to assess the skins response and minimize the risk of adverse reactions.
What is a patch test.
This filter targets porphyrins produced by propionibacterium acnes bacteria to treat inflammatory acne.
What is the 420 nm filter.
This clear substance is applied before treatment to improve light transmission, cool the skin, and increase client comfort.
A medication or substance that makes the skin more sensitive to light, increasing the risk of burns or pigmentation changes during IPL treatment.
What is a photosensitizing medication.
These are the three primary chromophores targeted during IPL treatments.
What is protective eyewear.
These two filters are capable of treating both vascular and pigmented lesions.
These temporary skin responses are considered normal immediately after an IPL treatment.
what are redness (erythema) and mild swelling (edema).
These tiny visible blood vessels are one of the most common vascular conditions treated with IPL.
What are telangiectasias.
This process occurs when a target chromophore absorbs light energy and converts it into heat, causing selective destruction of the target tissue.
What is selective photo thermolysis.
This skin classification system categorizes skin based on its response to UV exposure and helps determine safe IPL treatment parameters.
What is the Fitzpatrick skin scale.
Although this filter treats the same lesions as the other before, it is often chosen because of its additional treatment features, and its deeper penetration depth.
What is the 570 nm filter.
This sensation occurs immediately after each pulse as light energy is converted into heat within the target chromophore.
What is warmth or heat?
An increased amount of melanin in the skin caused by UV exposure, which raises the risk of burns and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation during IPL.
What is a recent tan or sun exposure.
This naturally occurring protein is stimulated during certain IPL treatments to improve skin firmness and reduce the appearance of fine lines.
What is collagen.
This technique ensures complete coverage while preventing untreated gaps.
What is pulse overlap.
Name two skin components targeted by both the 540 nm and 570 nm filters and one additional benefit unique to the 570 nm filter
What are melanin and oxyhemoglobin, and collagen reproduction?
This temporary response around hair follicles indicates successful heating of the follicle during IPL hair reduction.
What is perifollicular edema.
A condition in which abnormal skin cells grow uncontrollably, making light-based treatment inappropriate over the affected area.
What is skin cancer.
This chromophore is present in every IPL treatment, yet is not always the primary target.
What is water.
This determines how much energy is delivered to the treatment area with each pulse.
What is fluence.