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What is Lumecca IPL?
Lumecca is the most powerful intense pulsedlight (IPL) to treat pigmented and vascular lesions. After just one use, out patients have noticed a significant improvement in their complexion and clarity of the skin. Lumecca operates using selective photothermolysis, which provides a photo facial through the delivery of a comfortable light treatment.
Who may benefit from Lumecca treatments?
People who have age spots, vascular lesions such as facial telangiectasias (spider veins), and poikloderma, rosacea (redness), freckles, and sun damage. Lumecca is also used for permanent hair reduction
Lumecca can be used on all areas of the body. The most common areas of treatment are skin areas that regularly exposed to the sun. Areas may include the face, neck, décolletage, legs, hands, and arms.
Is Lumecca painful?
Lumecca treatments is tolerable and fells like snaps on the skin. Treatments can take 10-20 minutes depending on the size of area that needs to be treated.
Redness and slight warming of the skin are normal after treatment and usually subsides within a hour. Over the next 24-48 hours you may see a darkening of pigment spots; in the week afterwards the pigmented lesions flake off, leading to an evening out of skin tone.
After treating vascular lesions you may see the vessel blanch and disappear or a color change in the vessel which dissipates after a few days.
Possible side effects?
Most patients do no experience any side effects and any sensitivity reaction usually resolves within a few hours. Patients may find they are sensitive to sunlight immediately after their treatment. It is recommended to avoid direct sunlight and tanning for 7 to 10 days after treatment.
Is IPL permanent?
Removal of pigmentation is mostly permanent, but they can recur due to new pigmentation can form with natural aging or continued sun exposure.
Vessels that are closed do have a change of re-opening and re-appearing, and clinical consult and recommendation of which to treat are advised. The rejuvenate and skin brightening properties typically require maintenance sessions every 4-8 weeks
How many treatments are required?
improved skin appearance maybe recognized after the first session. Multiple sessions will provide even better results. Treatment regime depends on the severity of skin damage, skin type, type of treatment (vascular vs sun damage) and energy settings.