6400 Dutchmans Parkway, Suite 205, Louisville, KY 40205
IPL skin treatment

IPL Laser Treatment

IPL treatment uses broad-spectrum light to improve skin tone, reduce redness, and target sun damage and pigmentation.

What Is IPL Treatment?

IPL, or intense pulsed light, is a light-based treatment used to improve discoloration, redness, sun damage, and uneven skin tone.

Unlike traditional lasers that use one focused wavelength, IPL uses broad-spectrum light to target pigment and visible redness in the skin. It is commonly used on areas such as the face, neck, chest, and hands.

IPL can help brighten the complexion and reduce the appearance of brown spots, redness, and photoaging. Most patients benefit from a customized treatment plan, and results often improve gradually as the skin responds.

IPL skin treatment

What IPL Can Improve

IPL can improve sun damage, age spots, uneven pigmentation, and redness from visible small vessels. It can also support smoother texture and a brighter look by encouraging collagen production over time.

Treatment plans are customized to your skin type and the concerns being addressed.

What to Expect

During IPL, light pulses are applied to the treatment area. The energy targets melanin in pigmented spots and hemoglobin in vessels, helping the body gradually clear what was treated.

Most patients tolerate IPL well. Mild redness similar to a sunburn may appear afterward and usually resolves within hours to a day, and most patients return to normal activities immediately.

Aftercare, Results, and Ideal Candidates

You will receive aftercare instructions, including sun avoidance and skin care guidance to protect treated skin and support best results.

Some pigment may darken temporarily before it fades, and improvement typically develops over time as the skin clears and collagen response builds.

Multiple sessions may be recommended depending on the concern being treated and the level of correction desired.

Ideal candidates want improvement in pigment, sun damage, redness, or other tone concerns and are in good overall health with realistic expectations.

Dr. F. Ryan Wermeling, PLLC
6400 Dutchmans Parkway, Suite 205
Louisville, KY 40205
Monday:
8:30am – 4:30pm
Tuesday:
7:30am – 5:30pm
Wednesday:
8:30am – 5:30pm
Thursday:
8:30am – 4:00pm
Friday:
8:30am – 12:00pm
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