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Lumecca is a technology that utilizes Intense Pulsed Light (or IPL) to treat facial pigmentation, superficial vessels, skin texture and/or photodamage. It is a handheld device that penetrates selectively deep into the layers of pigmented skin. The spots, lesions or other pigmentation irregularities absorb the light, and this destroys them. The skin is left smooth, the texture evened out, acne is reduced, and rosacea and other irregularities are resolved.
In just 1-3 sessions Lumecca improves the appearance of:
● Age spots (red/brown pigmentations)
● Vascular lesions such as facial telangiectasias (spider veins)
and poikiloderma
● Rosacea (redness)
● Freckles
● Sun damage
We will start by applying a cold gel to your face and providing you with protective eyewear. We will pass the Lumecca handheld device over your skin, which applies wavelengths of IPL into the deeper layers of your skin.
During treatment, there will be a bright flash of light from the Lumecca that feels like a light elastic sensation. Redness and a slight warming of the skin are normal after treatment and usually subsides within an hour. Over the next 24-48 hours you may see a darkening of pigmented spots; in the week afterward the pigmented lesions flake off, leading to an evening out of skin tone. After treating vascular lesions you may see the vein blanch and disappear or a color change in the vessel which dissipates after a few days. Treatment time is about 20 minutes.
After your treatment, you may experience itching, swelling, or redness, which some describe to feel like a sunburn. This should pass by the next day.
Once these side effects disappear, you can continue with your regular activities including makeup. You will notice the pigmented areas getting darker. This is completely normal and part of the healing process. These areas will rise and flake off and the healthy new skin underneath is revealed. It is IMPORTANT NOT TO PICK AT THESE AREAS, but allow them to fall off naturally.
Once revealed, the new skin underneath will continue to improve, with final results appearing in 1-2 weeks. For some patients, results may be seen after treatment. Others require more than one treatment to get the final, ideal results they desire. This will depend on your skin type, the severity of your skin damage, and whether your condition is vascular or based on sun damage.
We will start by applying a cold gel to your face and providing you with protective eyewear. We will pass the Lumecca handheld device over your skin, which applies wavelengths of IPL into the deeper layers of your skin. During treatment, there will be a bright flash of light from the Lumecca that feels like a light elastic sensation. Redness and a slight warming of the skin are normal after treatment and usually subsides within an hour. Over the next 24-48 hours you may see a darkening of pigmented spots; in the week afterward the pigmented lesions flake off, leading to an evening out of skin tone. After treating vascular lesions you may see the vein blanch and disappear or a color change in the vessel which dissipates after a few days.
After your treatment, you may experience itching, swelling, or redness, which some describe to feel like a sunburn. This should pass by the next day. Once these side effects disappear, you can continue with your regular activities including makeup. You will notice the pigmented areas getting darker. This is completely normal and part of the healing process. These areas will rise and flake off and the healthy new skin underneath is revealed. It is IMPORTANT NOT TO PICK AT THESE AREAS, but allow them to fall off naturally.
Benefits of Lumecca IPL include improved skin texture, reduction of sun damage, and reduction in redness.
Lumecca can be used on all areas of the body. The most common areas of treatment are zones that are regularly exposed to the sun. This often includes the face, neck, décolletage, legs, hands and arms.
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