Abstract
This chapter deals with the IPL technique in laser therapy and shows the essential aspects of the technology, the indications and the basics, as well as the practical implementation. Furthermore, side effects and contraindications as well as technical aspects of the equipment are in the foreground.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
Suggested Reading
Angermeier MC. Treatment of facial vascular lesions with intense pulsed light. J Cutan Laser Ther. 1999;1(2):95–100.
Bitter PH. Noninvasive rejuvenation of photodamaged skin using serial, full-face intense pulsed light treatments. Dermatol Surg. 2000;26(9):835–42.
Clark SM, Lanigan SW, Marks R. Laser treatment of erythema and telangiectasia associated with rosacea. Lasers Med Sci. 2002;17(1):26–33.
Fodor L, Ramon Y, Fodor A, Carmi N, Peled IJ, Ullmann Y. A side-by-side prospective study of intense pulsed light and Nd:YAG laser treatment for vascular lesions. Ann Plast Surg. 2006;56(2):164–70.
Goldberg DJ. New collagen formation after dermal remodeling with an intense pulsed light source. J Cutan Laser Ther. 2000;2(2):59–61.
Kautz G, Cremer H (Hrsg.). Hämangiome. Heidelberg: Springer; 1998.
Kautz, et al. Hämangiomtherapie mit dem Photoderm®. In: Dermatologie an der Schwelle zum neuen Jahrtausend. Heidelberg: Springer; 1999. p. 702–4.
Kautz G, Rick K, Sandhofer M (2004) Photoepilation neuester Stand. Steinkopff-Verlag
Konishi N, Kawada A, Kawara S, Oiso N, Endo H, Yoshinaga E, Momma T. Clinical effectiveness of a novel intense pulsed light source on facial pigmentary lesions. Arch Dermatol Res. 2008;300(Suppl 1):S65–7.
Lask G, Eckhouse S, Slatkine M, Waldman A, Kreindel M, Gottfried V. The role of laser and intense light sources in photo-epilation: a comparative evaluation. J Cutan Laser Ther. 1999;1(1):3–13.
Li G, Lin T, Wu Q, Zhou Z, Gold MH. Clinical analysis of port wine stains treated by intense pulsed light. J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2010a;12(1):2–6.
Li YH, Wu Y, Chen JZS, Zhu X, Xu YY, Chen J, Dong GH, Gao XH, Chen HD. A split-face study of intense pulsed light on photoaging skin in Chinese population. Lasers Surg Med. 2010b;42:185–91.
Ma G, Lin XX, Hu XJ, Jin YB, Chen H. Treatment of venous infraorbital dark circles using a long-pulsed 1,064nm neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser. Dermatol Surg. 2012;38:1277–82.
Prieto VG, Sadick NS, Lloreta J, Nicholson J, Shea CR. Effects of intense pulsed light on sun-damaged human skin, routine, and ultrastructural analysis. Lasers Surg Med. 2002;30(2):82–5.
Raulin C, Greve C. Laser und IPL-Technologie in der Dermatologie und Ästhetischen Medizin. Stuttgart: Schattauer; 2003.
Sasaya H, Kawada A, Wada T, Hirao A, Oiso N. Clinical effectiveness of intense pulsed light therapy for solar lentigines of the hands. Dermatol Ther. 2012;24:584–6.
Troilius A, Troilius C. Hair removal with a second generation broad spectrum intense pulsed light source—a long-term follow-up. J Cutan Laser Ther. 1999;1(3):173–8.
Zaleski L, Fabi S, Goldman MP. Treatment of melasma and the use of intense pulsed light: a review. J Drugs Dermatol. 2012;11(11):1316–20.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2022 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Kautz, G., Kautz, I. (2022). Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Technology. In: Kautz, G. (eds) Energy for the Skin. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90680-1_16
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90680-1_16
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-90679-5
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-90680-1
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)