Intense Pulse Light (IPL)
If you're looking for a simple, effective option for removing unsightly veins or vascular lesions quickly and with very little pain, consider IPL. IPL or Intense Pulsed Light, uses heat energy from light to selectively destroy unwanted veins, pigmented or vascular lesions and even unwanted hair while leaving the skin around the affected areas untouched.
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| Spider veins are easily destroyed by IPL, leaving surrounding tissue untouched. |
Additionally, IPL has the desirable side effect of stimulating mild inflammation in the treated area; this stimulates regeneration of collagen, which actually improves skin tone.
Midwest Medical Specialists can utilize IPL to perform a number of beneficial services, including:
- Unwanted hair reduction
- Rosacea
- Telagiectasias (Broken capillaries)
- Sun Damage
- Skin Rejuvenation (face, neck, chest, varicosities)
- Spider vein and superficial varicosities
Each treatment takes approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Immediately following a treatment, the skin may appear red and flushed but these changes gradually fade over a period of hours to a few days.
IPL treatments can be combined with other Skin Rejuvenation procedures. Ask your MMS physician, physician assistant, or staff member for more details.
PLEASE NOTE: Cosmetic procedures will not be submitted to insurance.
