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IPL Toronto- When to Start Treatment?

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When going away on vacation, we particularly want to have beautiful healthy glowing skin, however right before your vacation is not the right time to start  laser treatments. This can actually cause more damage than good.

IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) is used to treat brown spots, age spots, pigmentation issues, cherry angiomas, or  even out skin tone.

IPL works by using bright light to target melanin and blood vessels just below the skin surface, destroying pigment and redness in the skin.

If patients were to go directly into sunlight without proper protection of sunblock, this could cause those targeted areas to further darken and create pigmentation problems.

Proper sun protection should be used daily, not just on sunny days or while on vacation.

Zinc oxide offers true broad spectrum protection from UVB (burning) and UVA (aging cancer causing) rays. Other SPF ingredients such as Titanium dioxide can only protect the skin up to a certain degree.

Always remember, it is preferable to start IPL, also known as Photo Facial treatments long before your vacation, or after your tan has faded.

For more information, or to book your IPL treatment, visit Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto visit www.lastinglooks.ca

Photo Facial Toronto-Recovery Time

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Photo Facial Recovery Time

Photo facial, also known as Photo-Rejuvenation, or IPL, uses intense pulsed light to target sun damage, red spots, brown spots, and broken capillaries in the skin.

What can I expect post treatment?
The after sensation of an IPL treatment feels like a mild  sunburn, which lasts about 30 minutes. Patients may experience some edema and minor redness, however this will subside within an hour after treatment.

A few days after a photo facial, patients might find small coffee ground type spots in the treated area, which will last a few days and eventually flake off and disappear. These crusty flakes on the skin are epidermal pigment, that breaks up and exits the skin. Exfoliation can last up to 2 weeks, but can easily be covered up with makeup.

When will I see results?
Photo facial treatments can be done 3 weeks apart with little to no discomfort. Gradual and cumulative improvement can be achieved between 3-5 treatments, dependent on the patient’s requirements.

To ensure lasting results, all patients must wear sunblock 2-3 times a day. This will provide extra protection for your skin, and will help prevent new brown spots from forming.

For more information on Photo facials or IPL treatments, visit https://www.lastinglooks.ca/photofacial-ipl-toronto/

IPL Toronto (Intense Pulse Light) – Treatment for Angiomas

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Treatment for Angiomas

A cherry angioma is the most common type of mole-like growths made up of small blood vessels, or capillaries. These are common skin growths that can develop on most areas of your body. They are usually found on the face, hands, legs and stomach. Although these are superficial and non-life threatening, they can be bothersome to some.

Cherry Angiomas may seem superficial enough, however they maybe up to 1-3mm in size. This type of skin growth is typically not a cause for concern, unless it bleeds often, or changes in size, shape, or color.

The most effective treatment option for a Cherry Angioma is IPL (Intense Pulse Light), also known as Photo Facial. This laser is considered the gold standard for treatment of these vascular lesions.

IPL or Photo Facial works by targeting the blood vessels and redness in the affected area. Multiple treatments will cauterize the lesion or area, helping to minimize bumps as well as  relieve the redness.

Generally 1 to 2 sessions of IPL is required for an effective treatment on smaller angiomas. Larger size angiomas may require more sessions.

Typically patients will notice these blood vessels “popping” after 3-7 days. The treatment is painless and requires no downtime and there is no scarring associated with this treatment.

For more information on IPL and Photorejuvenation visit https://www.lastinglooks.ca/photofacial-ipl-toronto at Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto.

IPL Treatments and Rosacea

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Rosacea and IPL Treatments

Rosacea is categorized as chronic inflammation of the skin on the face and can occur at any age. The irritation and inflammation from Rosacea is usually common around the nose and chin area but can also affect the cheeks and forehead as well. Rosacea can be controlled, but can re-occur with flare-ups throughout one’s life.

Patients with Rosacea often complain that their skin feels prickly and appears flushed. They tend to have predominant veins or broken capillaries in the affected areas, especially around the nose and chin. If left untreated, the condition will generally worsen and become more irritated. It occurs when the vessels start multiplying and becoming larger on the nose.  In extreme cases, it can lead to great discomfort and distortion of the nose making it quite bulbous and discolored.

IPL (intense pulsed light) also known as Photo Facial & Photorejuvenation treatments will target both the veins and the redness in the affected areas. IPL treatments will cauterize the veins, helping to minimize bumps as well as relieve the redness that is in the skin.  Generally treatments are done every three weeks until the Rosacea is under control. When you experience a flare up of Rosacea, it is recommended that you have an IPL treatment as soon as possible.

Lasting Looks Anti-Aging & Laser Clinic will put together a comprehensive treatment plan based on your particular condition. Once we have your Rosacea under control, we can then help you with the use of products created specifically for Rosacea, as well as the continuation of IPL treatments. For more information on IPL Treatments visit: https://www.lastinglooks.ca/photofacial-ipl-toronto/

 

Photo Rejuvenation Toronto & Collagen Stimulation  

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Photorejuvenation and photo facial

Photo Rejuvenation also known as Photo Facial or Intense Pulse Light (IPL) treatments is a treatment for brown spots, broken capillaries and overall redness or Rosacea in the skin.

Most people aren’t aware that IPL can also help to stimulate the production of new collagen in the treated areas.

This occurs because while the treatment is targeting the upper damaged layers of the skin it is also delivering heat (thermal energy) to the deeper layers. The skin reacts as if it would to a superficial wound by stimulating fibroblasts.  Fibroblasts are the cells in the body that make collagen.

Lasting Looks Clinic Anti-Aging and Laser Clinic in Toronto has been providing patients with Photo Facial treatments since it was first introduced to the market.

We have seen dramatic results in patients that undergo these treatments not only with the repair of sun damage but also with the thickening of collagen fibers and density of the skin.

What a wonderful bonus for patients undergoing treatment for an unsightly condition such as sun damage or Rosacea – and ending up with denser more luminous skin!!

Skin Tightening Toronto Combined with Other Procedures

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Skin Tightening can be combined with many other procedures such as a Photofacial, Botox and injectable fillers to minimize lines and folds

Ultherapy is ultra-sound face lifting treating below the skins surface tightening and lifting the muscle of your face as well as the skin.

It is not meant to treat hyper-pigmentation, texture, fine lines, wrinkles or pore size .

Ultherapy is also a great treatment to combine with laser skin resurfacing such as Fraxel ,because the laser treats the surface of the skin, while Ultherapy is working on the structural muscle and deep collagen.

One of the best treatments and technology for skin resurfacing is a CO2 fractional laser.

This laser is considered the most effective treatment for combating wrinkles, aging, and many other skin imperfections on the surface level.

It’s important to have a consultation to see if you are a good candidate for either Ulthera/Ultherapy and/or skin resurfacing.

IPL Treatments And Acne Scars

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Acne Scars and IPL Treatments, IPL treatments Toronto

Intense Pulsed Light treatments are a non-invasive, and a non-abrasive option for anyone who wishes to improve acne scars as well as sun damage and broken capillaries.

No anesthesia is required beyond a mild cooling gel. The side effects from Photo Facials are rare, although there is some redness in the treated area that returns to normal.

Who Should Use IPL

Intense Pulsed Light treatments are recommended for anyone other than darker skinned individuals,

IPL is not recommended for darker skinned people as they may experience hyperpigmentation as well as acne patients who are on the medication Accutane.

For those who wish to improve the texture as well as the pigmentation , IPL can be combined with a more intensive peels such as a glycolic acid peels or vitamin A peels such as the Perfect Peel.

Whether you suffer from active inflammatory acne, scars, and sun damage, PL treatment is a safe, non-surgical method for significantly improving the condition of your skin.

Photo Facials Toronto -Sun Damage

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Sun damage doesn’t only stop at the face, it shows up on your other exposed areas of the body such as your chest, neck and hands.

The best treatment for sun damage is staying out of the sun and also to also use a good sunblock that contain zinc-oxide.

However when sun damage is already evident through brown spots, broken capillaries, thin crepy skin and general uneven skin tone,

We recommend having Photo Facial which is also known as IPL or Photo Rejuvenation.

Photo Facial can treat the spots on your hands, chest and neck, You will see a huge improvement after even 1 session.

Stop by at Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto, to set up your complimentary consultation.

For more information visit our website at https://www.lastinglooks.ca/photofacial.php

Skin Tightening Toronto – Ultherapy Versus IPL

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If you feel that your face or neck has become a little lax, and you are not ready for surgery, Lasting Looks Clinic in Etobicoke Toronto can help with its non surgical skin tightening treatments.

Ultherapy is a non- surgical skin tightening and lifting treatment that uses focused ultrasound to reach through the layers of the skin right down to the muscle.

Ulthera is the only treatment that can reach this deep so it tightens the muscle just like surgery but with no cutting.

Ultherapy also enables the skin to regenerate its’ own collagen. This will in turn help the skin to be denser and less lined.

IPL, also known as photo rejuvenation or photo facial has been shown to have great benefits in skin tightening and redefining the skin.

At Lasting Looks Clinic we have found that IPL will help with the overall look of your skin by removing brown spots, broken blood vessels and reducing sun damage.

IPL (Photo Facial) also helps with skin tightening by stimulating collagen production which in turn gives your skin greater density, definition and tightening.

IPL Toronto & Acne

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Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) is having good results with inflammatory Acne

Ipl or Photo Facial targets the bacteria in the skin as well as the sebaceous glands thus giving a good result for active acne.

Besides clearing active acne it works great on pre- existing acne scarring as well

The small dented areas of acne scarring can also have discoloration such as redness etc and hyper pigmented areas which IPL will target , therefore achieving a double result..

At Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto, we treat various forms of acne and acne scarring. We also offer complimentary one on one consultation.  For more information on IPL in Toronto, visit: https://www.lastinglooks.ca/photofacial-ipl-toronto/