IPL photofacial in Calgary

What an IPL photofacial treats

Intense pulsed light, or IPL, sends broad-spectrum light into the skin, where it's absorbed by pigment or by blood vessels close to the surface. That energy breaks down unwanted pigment and helps calm visible vessels, while also encouraging your skin's own collagen production. We use it for sun spots and age spots, general pigmentation, redness and rosacea, broken capillaries, and fine lines.

IPL is also used on acne-prone skin, and we do spot removal for a single mark, plus IPL on the hands, where sun damage often shows first. IPL also reduces unwanted hair on the same machine; see our IPL hair removal page if that's what you're after.

Redness, rosacea and broken capillaries

If your skin flushes easily or you have visible thread veins, IPL vascular treatment targets the blood vessels causing the redness without disturbing the surrounding skin. Most clients see calmer, more even-toned skin over a series of sessions, though how many you need depends on how you respond.

Sun spots, pigmentation and hands

Calgary's sun is hard on skin, and pigmentation often shows first on the face, chest and the backs of the hands. IPL face, and IPL face, neck and chest, treatments work on sun spots and uneven tone together; a shorter IPL hands session targets the backs of the hands specifically.

Before your first treatment

Because IPL responds to pigment, we do a free test patch before your first session to see how your skin reacts and to confirm the treatment is right for you. We'll talk through how many sessions to plan for and what to expect afterward at that same visit.

Results build gradually. Most clients notice pigment fading and skin looking more even over the days and weeks after a session, with continued improvement across a course of treatments. How many sessions you need depends on your skin and what you're treating, which is part of what the test patch and consultation are for.