IPL Permanent Hair Removal Treatments

Light is selectively absorbed by melanin, the pigment in the hair follicle.  The light energy heats the pigment and effectively destroys the hair follicle without damaging the surrounding cells.

Most people are suitable for the treatment.  Best results are often achieved with clients who have fair skin and dark hair.  Dark hair is more easily treatment as it has a high concentration of melanin.  Fair hair, however, contains less melanin and is harder to treat.  We recommend a consultation with our clinicians to ascertain if the treatment will be successful for you.  Grey/white hair has no melanin so is not suitable for treatment.

Treatments can take as little as 10 minutes to an hour, depending on the size of the treatment area.

The skin may be red immediately after treatment and the hair follicles may be swollen and bumpy but this usually subsides within a few hours.

Only hair that is in the active growing stage is affected, therefore multiple treatments are needed.  A course of 6-8 treatments is conducted every 4-8weeks depending on the area treated.

• A consultation will be conducted to discuss the treatment and determine a client's suitability.  This is a good opportunity for you to discuss your treatment goals and to ask any questions you may have. 

• A small test patch will also be carried out to assess the best treatment settings for you and to see how your skin may react to a full treatment.  A full treatment can be booked for a week after the test patch. 

• Allow 14-days after Botox, fillers and other aesthetic procedures, e.g. peels and micro-needling.

• Topical retinoids/retinol should be stopped 2 weeks prior to treatment.

• It is important that the treatment area is free from a suntan, including fake tan, as the IPL cannot differentiate between the melanin in skin and in pigmented lesions or hair, so a suntan will greatly increase the risk of burns, scarring and hypopigmentation following treatment.

• Make-up can be applied after several hours if the skin is not sore. 

• Avoid strenuous exercise, hot baths and showers, sauna, steam, massage and anything that could heat or irritate the skin. 

• Use an SPF30 and protect the skin from direct sunlight during the treatment course and for at least a month after treatment ends to protect against hyperpigmentation.

Prior to treatment, a consultation is conducted in which a medical history is taken to conform suitability for treatment.This is also a good opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have.We will also carry out a patch test on each area that’s to be treated to make sure you don’t have any adverse reactions.A week after the patch test you can start treatment.