1. Article overview.
Melasma is a common pigment spot that is difficult to treat. The topic of how to treat melasma has always been of great concern to everyone.
Today, I will share with you how IPL intense pulsed light can improve melasma.
- Can IPL treat melasma?
- Why does IPL treatment of melasma cause darkening?
- What wavelength should I use to treat melasma?
2. Understand the principle of IPL beauty machine.
IPL is a high-intensity, wide-spectrum pulsed light source. The wavelength of the light it emits is usually between 400nm-1200nm. Its (other) names include photon, strong light, color light, intense pulsed light, E light, OPT, SHR, DPL, AOPT, etc.
IPL is a long pulse light. The pulse time of each light is in the millisecond level. It is mainly based on photoselective thermal effect and has a wide range of skin beauty and comprehensive treatment effects.
IPL light is not a laser. It covers a wider spectrum and has a rich skin beauty/medical effect, especially in pigment, blood vessels and other problems.
In the beauty industry, IPL machines are usually used for hair removal and skin rejuvenation projects. Some acne treatment beauty services will also add IPL. But many people don’t know that it also has a great effect in treating epidermal pigment spots. Chloasma has different causes and the skin layer includes the epidermis and part of the dermis, so IPL can also improve chloasma.
3. What is chloasma?
Chloasma is a common pigmentation skin disease that often occurs in women. It manifests as light yellow-brown, dark brown, and dark brown patches on the face. The depth is uncertain, the shape is different, and the boundaries are unclear. They are generally symmetrically distributed in the zygomatic area and the middle of the cheek. It may also be in the forehead, around the orbit, and even around the mouth.
Chloasma is a comprehensive manifestation of multiple problems. The causes are diverse and complex. It is related to excessive ultraviolet radiation, damaged skin barrier, inflammatory response, sex hormones, liver function, sleep, mood and other factors.
4. IPL treatment mechanism for improving melasma.
IPL is a long pulse light with good anti-inflammatory effect. It can effectively reduce the inflammatory reaction of the skin, thereby inhibiting the formation of melanin;
The photothermal effect of IPL can accelerate skin metabolism and accelerate the metabolism of deposited melanin;
The photothermal effect and subsequent biochemical effect of IPL can stimulate the regeneration of collagen fibers and elastic fibers in the skin, improve facial microcirculation, repair the skin barrier, and repair the health of the dermis.
5. How does IPL improve melasma?
IPL intense pulsed light treatment of melasma, first of all, is to choose the right wavelength, secondly, to set a reasonable energy, and finally to do a good job of postoperative repair.
5.1. The first choice of IPL treatment of melasma is 580/590nm treatment head.
It can both resist inflammation and metabolize pigments; for those who seek beauty with weak skin barrier, or vascular type, vascular dominant type melasma, you can use 640/695nm hair removal head to repair the skin barrier in the early stage, and then use 580nm treatment head for treatment after the barrier is stable.
5.2. Energy setting.
The endpoint reaction of the skin should be taken as the standard. Use low energy and gentle treatment until the skin feels slightly warm and slightly red. Remember that the energy should not be too high to avoid irritating chloasma and causing it to worsen.
5.3. Postoperative repair is also very important.
After surgery, it is necessary to strengthen moisturizing and sun protection. In addition, whitening and anti-inflammatory products should be added to help fade chloasma.
For anti-inflammatory, licorice essence can be used, astaxanthin essence can be used for whitening and antioxidant, complex peptide repair lotion can be used for moisturizing, and soothing and clear sunscreen can be used for sun protection.
6. Learn more about beauty technology and order beauty machines.
6.1 LITONLASER provides professional beauty technology training.
LITONLASER has a professional beauty training team in China, which specializes in opening courses for beauty salon operators, clinic doctors, and beauty educators from some other training institutions.
For more information about IPL intense pulsed light beauty application technology, please visit LITONLASER’s latest version V6.0 technology beauty core technology training materials, which include the causes, classification, treatment principles, treatment endpoint reactions, treatment cycles, postoperative repair plans and other details of melasma. Welcome to purchase and learn.
Our textbooks began to be written in 2016. The first edition of the textbook was used in the first intensive course. In early 2018, we began to accept orders at the request of practitioners. It has been seven years now, and it has evolved to version 6.0. It is widely recognized by medical practitioners at home and abroad as a benchmark textbook for the industry. It will bring you the latest, most complete and most systematic technology beauty knowledge and technology.
6.2 Purchase IPL beauty machines.
As a beauty machine manufacturer with 20 years of experience, LITONLASER began to produce IPL beauty machines as early as 2006, and has received widespread attention in Europe, especially in Spain, Portugal, Italy and other countries. The quality of the machine has also been recognized by time and customers.
If you need to know more about the machine, please feel free to contact us: https://www.litonlaser.com/.
