Broad Band Light Therapy

BroadBand Light therapy, also known as Intense Pulsed Light therapy or the photo facial, uses cutting edge technology to produce younger-looking skin that’s firmer, and more even in tone and texture. With little recovery time and no surgery, Broad Band Light offers a safe, option for sun damage, anti-aging, and skin rejuvenation.

What are the skin conditions treated with BroadBand Light?

  • Skin rejuvenation

  • Pigmented/Brown Lesions (e.g., freckles, age spots)

  • Vascular/Red Lesions (e.g., small blood vessels) 

  • Acne Scarring or Pigmentation

  • Hair removal

Changing “Misbehaving” Skin

Photodamage is the result of ultraviolet light exposure. Cellular changes occur, which tend to recruit more negative cell changes, increasing the way your skin is “misbehaving”. That’s the brown spots, coarse skin, spider veins and tone loss. Broad band Light treatments are designed to combat the effects of aging and help maintain younger skin properties.

In a sense, the Broad band Light procedure reverses many of the negative cell changes and recruits cell behavior that does behave. Periodic Broad band Light treatments keep your skin looking youthful, clear and smooth.

A series of Broad band Light treatments can offer many of the same benefits of a medium depth laser resurfacing or chemical peel without blisters, burns or long recovery time.

How Does Broad band Light Work? 

The basic light is full spectrum. By using filters to block different wavelengths of the light, we can specifically fine-tune your treatment to target the skin problems that are unique to you. This is a distinct advantage over traditional IPL phototherapy.

What Happens After Broad band Light Treatments?

Shortly after treatment, the unwanted pigment granules (melanin) have been thoroughly fragmented without damage to the surrounding tissue. Vascular lesions (spider veins) also coagulate and shrink, many of them disappearing altogether. Skin tone and texture improve as a result of heat deposits into the tissue.

In the weeks after treatment, the now tiny melanin particles are eliminated by your body’s own little “clean up” system that absorbs fragmented pigment. Little or no trace of the initial pigmentation spots or spidery veins remain.

What is the Broad band Light Recovery Process Like?

Because the treatment is gentle, there is no interruption of routine activities. Pigment rises to the surface and looks and feels a bit like coffee grounds. Let them exfoliate naturally to avoid interfering with the process which takes generally a little under a week. Trust us – it’s worth the patience.

Broad band Light Therapy – The Path to Better Skin

There are a variety of ways to reduce pigmentation and improve sun damage. Each patient will have a different and individualized recommendation. Your skin type will likely respond better to one type of treatment over another.

Whereas Broad band Light is correct for some, your selected skin rejuvenation treatment might be Cosmelan or Photodynamic Therapy or even a series of mild chemical peels. This is where having an experienced dermatologist makes the difference in a successful and safe treatment regimen.