PAIN-FREE IPL TREATMENT! almost :)

CAN IPL SKIN REJUVENATION BE A COMFORTABLE TREATMENT?

 

SO!!!  I have been having IPL skin rejuvenation treatments each winter for 6 years!  I have ALWAYS found them sooo painful that I actually cry real tears.  Although, I have noticed some patients don't find it painful at all. 

NOW listen... Before you start thinking I am soft.  I have always been the brave one in my family with needles, dentists & all manner of uncomfortable pain.  But IPL I cannot handle.  I only persevere because the results are just so good.

Let me explain my insistence on - what I find to be - an extremely uncomfortable treatment.

On my return to Australia, as a 29 year old - and after spending 3 years on-the-tear - I had accumulated definite forehead lines & severe pigmentation

Now as a 38 year old mother, I have not a line on my forehead & my pigment is practically clear, primarily because of IPL treatments.

BUT I HATE THEM!

Something AMAZING happened today.  I was introduced to the combination of a medical numbing agent with my IPL treatment.  My treatment was TOTALLY within my comfort levels.  I could still feel the pulses, but the sensation was completely within my threshold.  I did not flinch once, and the treatment was over a lot quicker than usual, as the Dermal Therapist did not have to stop for me while I composed myself.

I really was a wonderful turn of events.

There are a couple of things you may need to consider before adding a numbing agent to your next IPL treatment.

• It is not recommended if your concern is capillaries or redness - as your results may not be as good - because your vessels temporarily constrict with the numbing agent.
• Numbing agent cannot be used over a large surface area of the body ie, back and legs.
• A patch test may need to be done if you may be sensitive to numbing agents.
• There is an added cost

 I am planning to have one more treatment on my full face, neck & decolletage with the numbing agent this year.  Then if I have any capillaries that need treating, I will just have them spot treated without the numbing agent on my 3rd visit.  I think I can handle a hand full of zaps - full throttle, just not the whole face now I know there is an alternative :)

Happy Zapping!
Paula