LimeLight/Intense Pulse Light (IPL)

LimeLight treatments target skin redness, tiny veins, brown spots and sun damage. This IPL procedure offers the advantage of improving skin tone and surface imperfections associated with aging and damage from the sun. LimeLight treatments are customized for different skin tones and aging skin conditions. The result is an exceptionally effective skin rejuvenation treatment with minimal discomfort.

What is the LimeLight Treatment?

The LimeLight is a new, non-invasive approach to skin rejuvenation using Cutera’s multiprogrammable Intense Pulse Light (IPL) system. The procedure offers the advantage of improving skin tone and surface imperfections associated with aging and photodamage.

What areas can be treated?

The LimeLight is ideal for any part of your face, neck and décolleté with skin redness, telangiectasia (tiny veins) or brown spots. Light (low contrast) brown spots, which were previously difficult to resolve, respond very well to treatment. Other areas of the body, such as the hands and the forearms, may be treated with excellent results, particularly for brown spots.

What does the treatment do?

Through a selection of different programs available on the LimeLight system, your treatment is customized according to your skin type and to the targeted skin changes. The therapeutic effect is obtained from the energy delivered to the pigmented brown or red cells.

What do treatments feel like?

When the pulse of light is delivered, you will experience a mild pinching or stinging sensation. Gel is used to cool the skin before vascular treatments (skin redness and telangiectasia).

How long will the treatments take?

Treatment time depends on the area of the body being treated. However, most treatments should take less than one hour.

How many treatments will I need?

One to three treatments are usually sufficient. Additional treatments may be recommended, especially for excessively sun damaged skin.

What happens after the treatment?

Immediately following treatment, brown spots will start to darken and your skin may appear slightly red. The treated area may be mildly swollen. This typically lasts a few hours and possibly a day or longer. Make-up may be applied to the treated area.

When will I see results?

Within one to three weeks, the darkened spots will flake off and fade. Diffuse redness or telangiectasia will decrease and your mottled complexion will improve.

Will the spots and redness reappear over time?

New brown spots, telangiectasia (fine facial lines) and diffuse redness may appear with new sun damage; however they too can be treated. Remember to always apply broad-spectrum sunscreen when outdoors, to minimize sun damage and the appearance of new spots and diffuse redness. Rosacea is chronic and cannot be “cured” with any laser or light source, however its appearance can be improved.

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