All of us have sun-damaged skin. We see it, it worries us, it gets worse with our favored outdoor activities and work. Studies of identical twins with varying sun exposure levels, show vastly different degrees of skin wrinkle severity and laxity. UV light damages skin,and it all adds up over time: we know it is cumulative.

Photorejuvenation has become commonly accepted as safe, reliable, and has few complications. It offers realistic hope of helping treat a variety of benign pigmented lesions, and really tough problems refractory to treatments other than laser — like melasma and rosacea.

The new powerful, 2-Joule Q-switched ND-Yag […]

Laser machines produce light of a single frequency, while intense pulsed light (IPL) emits a full spectrum of light frequencies. These are then filtered to maximize benefit for hair removal, acne, or photorejuvenation.

IPL machines are very versatile, proven useful, and safest with lighter skin types (lighter Fitzpatrick skin types- 1,2,3). Darker skin types tend to burn with IPL, and some patients do not like the sensation of the warm crystal and gel on the skin… preferring a cleaner feel to treatment we get with laser. Furthermore, IPL penetrates 0.8 mm depth into skin, the ND-YAG penetrates 5-10mm — allowing us […]