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Have you ever wondered about the differences between laser and intense pulsed light (IPL)? Ada Polla Tray, from the Society of Plastic Surgical Skincare Specialists, writes in the latest newsletter that IPL devices are not lasers. They are very different, both from technology and treatment perspectives. IPL is non-monochromatic, meaning consisting of a single wavelength. While lasers produce a single wavelength, thus targeting a single light beam, IPL devices use filters. Non-monochromatic light is created by an energy source, and then filtered. While IPL filters enable the therapist to select the range of wavelength best suited to a specific treatment, they do not enable the therapist to select a single wavelength. A wider range of conditions can be treated with a single IPL device versus single laser. For example, multiple concerns can be treated at one time, giving a patient an almost two-for-one treatment.

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