I pointed out in my rewards to Myself post that I treated myself to a Photorejuvenation / photofacial treatment. Many of you were curious about this mode of treatment so I’ve made a decision to chronicle my journey.
This post won’t go into all the technical aspect of the Photorejuvenation, nor is it to encourage you to choose this treatment. It’s merely my own experiences and opinions.
I was first introduced to Photorejuvenation / Photogacial, or intense Pulse Light (IPL) at the medi-spa I go to for my laser hair removal (I’m doing my underarms – so pleased with the results of that so far!) The esthetician was touting their IPL treatments as a wonderful facial treatment for me. Overall, I have good skin – it’s been a key focus in my appeal routine to maintain clear and radiant looking skin. The greatest worry I have are my freckles and some hyperpigmentation on my chin area from hormonal breakouts. IPL is indicated to help with minimizing brown spots (like freckles, sun and age spots), fine lines and the size of pores.
Kilde. My freckles are similar to this girl’s before photo on the left – mostly concentrated on the cheeks with some irregular splotches. Mine are lighter in colour than her before photo though – somewhere halfway between the before and after, I’d say.
I did some research (read: Google search and chatting with friends) and found that IPL is quite mild and there’s no downtime – my pal called it a “baby laser”. Ultimately, the reason why I finally looked to IPL was due to continuous disappointment with various topical treatments that yielded no results. I’ve tried many “whitening” and “brightening” products out there and all I’m left with is a skincare graveyard. I wanted results. And I know what some of you will say: but freckles are cute! I’ve heard it lots of times before (including from my SO) but I just want to fade them. I have no expectations that they will be 100% eradicated but I just want a smoother skin tone.
First, I had to figure out if I’m a good candidate – IPL tends to work better on lighter skin tones. I’m around NC20 in MAC. Also, it is advisable not to have a tan or recent sun exposure when doing the treatment – so the fall / wintertime months are optimal times to do IPL. I was a good candidate for IPL.
Kilde. Um, this model really must have protective eye wear in this picture!
First session:
There is no prep work required. I showed up for my session after work, so I had makeup on. The esthetician removed my makeup and then applied a layer of clear amazing gel onto my face. I was given protective eye glasses that block out the light (I closed my eyes for good measure). The maker makes a bit of a humming noise when turned on but not loudly. The wand attached to the maker looks kind of like a hand-held attachment for a vacuum. considering that I had already experienced the feeling of laser hair removal, I was expecting it to feel similar – as if someone touched a hot light bulb onto your skin – this felt milder than that! The anticipation was worse than the actual treatment, honestly. There is a minor hair burning smell from the laser – I’m guessing here, but I think it’s the laser targeting the melanin within the skin. The mechanism of how IPL works is that it breaks down the melanin which allows the melanin to dissipate.
Kilde. The maker at the medi-spa I go to looks like this.
The wand has a smooth glass surface which is pressed onto various parts of the face and short bursts of bright light is emitted. The esthetician passed over my cheeks, forehead, and chin two times, with a focus on certain problem spots I requested (freckles on the cheeks). It was over in the matter of less than 10 minutes! She then did a light facial massage and applied a face serum and then a moisturizer. right away after the session, my skin felt slightly warm and appeared a little flushed, but no other evident effects. I was encouraged to not use any AHA on my skin for a few days after the treatment. and I was to keep out of the sun and wear sunscreen (one must wear sunscreen each day anyway!) That night I washed my face with mild cleanser and applied regular face cream that didn’t consist of any AHA or retinol (I was using Shiseido incredibly Revitalizing cream at the time).
Neste dag:
My skin was incredibly smooth especially my forehead! My skin felt slightly dry and tight on my cheeks. I made sure to apply a facial oil that evening.
Den følgende uken:
By day 4, a couple of my larger freckles started to darken slightly in pigmentation – mostly in the centers like they were getting a lot more concentrated. then the darker areas faded but nothing dramatic. My skin was a little bit flaky so I made a decision to use my Aloette Aloepure Restorative Enzyme peel to gently exfoliate my skin to sloughed off the flaky bits.
Kilde. What is UP with all these models not wearing protective eye wear?! sikkerhet først!Andre økt:
Min neste sesjon var booket i 4 uker etter den første – det anbefales å plassere IPL-økter i 3 til 6 ukers intervaller. På denne sesjonen setter estetikeren innstillingen litt høyere enn den siste økten. Og denne gangen ble jeg forberedt på de små blitsene av varmen på huden min. Min hud var ganske spylt og følte dehydrert etterpå. Jeg bruker en ansiktsolje den kvelden.
Neste dag:
Min hud var igjen veldig jevn og klar. Jeg trenger ikke engang grunnlag, bare litt skjult, og det var det.
Den følgende uken:
På rundt den tredje dagen begynte en av mine flekker å klø. Jeg gikk instinktivt for å klø det og følte meg litt av en scab på den. Jeg sjekket det ut i speilet og lo og se, midten av stedet hadde mørknet og dannet en liten skorpe. Neste kveld da jeg vasker ansiktet mitt og den lille bugger sloughed ideal av! Jeg inspiserte det stedet nærmere og det var lettere i farge! Jeg hadde blitt informert om at IPL kunne gjøre dette: det retter seg mot de mørkere pigmentene, bringer dem til overflaten, og de kan flake av. Det skjedde med meg!
Jeg ble oppmuntret av min estetiker for å bruke en glykolsyrebasert exfoliant omtrent en uke etter min behandling for å kvitte seg med det øverste laget av huden min for å hjelpe IPL-prosessen. Jeg brukte min trofaste andalou gresskar honning glykolisk maske for dette formålet. Hun oppfordret også at jeg bruker et vitamin C-serum for å hjelpe med glans – jeg bruker Paula’s Choice motiv C15 utrolig booster regelmessig. Jeg fortsatte også å bruke min aloette aloepure restorative enzym peeling og opp og opp eksfolierende bomullsrunder for å hjelpe med å flake huden (som delvis var på grunn av IPL og delvis på grunn av det ekstreme kaldt været vi hadde nylig).
Behandlinger for fotorejuvenasjon kan variere fra $ 200 til $ 500 per økt – noen besparelser kan fås ved å få pakket avtaler. Det anbefales å ha minst 5 økter for å gi de beste resultatene. Totalt sett er jeg veldig oppmuntret av fremdriften av mine IPL-behandlinger så langt! Jeg har 3 mange flere behandlinger å gå og vil legge inn mine endelige tanker i 3 måneder. Har du noen gang gjort Photorejuvenation / IPL? Tenker du på å få det gjort?
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