IPL in the news

Here's an excerpt from a recent article about Intense Pulsed Light in the Halifax Evening Courier

Health and Beauty: The easy way to remove hair

A new survey claims that 98 per cent of British women are uncomfortable with their body hair. We meet one who decided to do something about it

In bathrooms and beauty salons throughout Britain, women are fighting a secret battle with body hair.

It's one of the last great female taboos. While the modern woman is willing to expose more flesh than ever before, the vast majority of us get rid of our body hair believing it is unfeminine, unattractive, even disgusting.

So in order to make ourselves more beautiful, we practice some form of hair removal such as razors, wax, sugar, electrolysis, depilatories, tweezers, rotary epilators, laser and intense pulse hair removal and medications.

Hair removal is a multi-million pound industry in the UK and it seems more and more of us are prepared to spend a fortune in pursuit of a smooth body.

One such woman is 34-year-old Rachel Hoyle of Sowerby Bridge. Rachel has spent thousands over the past few years in an attempt to permanently remove her body hair. She has had everywhere from her eyelashes south treated with IPL (intense pulsed light) technology and considers it money well spent.

"I don't like body hair. It makes me feel grubby which is why I decided to get rid of it permanently. It's probably only cost me the same as three years of waxing and it's gone forever," says Rachel who owns her own cleaning business.

She says she not only feels cleaner and much nicer with smooth skin, but it saves her lots of time when she goes out socially, goes to the gym or goes on holiday.

Her favourite hair-free bits are her legs – because they are on show more than other areas – and she says her partner definitely approves of her smooth body because her legs are never stubbly.

"I have dark hair and pale skin so my hairs used to be noticeable. If any hairs do grow back now, they tend to be blonde and a lot finer."

Intense pulsed light technology is where a flashlight is guided in a glass prism over the hair.

The pigments in the hair (melanin) absorb the light converting it to heat and destroying the hair follicle.

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What is IPL Photorejuvenation?

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) skin treatments using the photorejuvenation process represents a breakthrough in age-defying skin treatment. This new technique treats sun damaged skin non-invasively, with no disruption of the skin's epidermal surface. IPL treatments address the effects of photo aging and sun damage with low risk of complications and little or no recovery time.

The visible signs of aging cannot be fully avoided, but can be dramatically minimized. The rate of these events is genetically determined for each person; the process first becomes noticeable between the ages of 30 and 35. Ageing results from exposure to the environment.

It is the critical element in determining who looks older or younger than their biological age. Exposure to sunlight is a key contributor to aging. Photo aging occurs, when collagen and elastin breakdown are not replaced within the skin, causing fine lines and wrinkles to intensify. Skin loses elasticity causing skin laxity. Photo aging also causes pigment changes with development of age spots (sun-induced freckles) and uneven skin tone. Dilated capillaries are another sign of photo-aged skin. Lifestyle choices also have an impact on aging. Cigarette smoking contributes to the breakdown of elastin and collagen and impairs the body's healing capacity.

What is Intense Pulsed Light?

Quantum IPLTM (Intense Pulsed Light) Technology is a treatment breakthrough that can correct a variety of benign skin conditions, such as facial skin imperfections, the signs of photo-aging, birthmarks, unsightly small veins and other blemishes. It offers a safe, non-invasive solution that can tailor to your individual condition and skin type, providing superior cosmetic results and outstanding satisfaction, through the process called Photorejuvenation.

How Does IPL Helps Restore the Skin's Youthful Glow?

There are an overwhelming number of options available to improve aged skin's appearance, from creams and peels to microdermabrasion and laser treatments. Can any of these procedures provide significant improvement without interrupting daily routines?

IPL Skin Treatments using Photorejuvenation offers a solution that:

• Addresses skin conditions that are most visible
• Treats the entire face, not only small spots
• Causes little discomfort
• Offers an immediate return to routine activities
• Provides gradual, natural-looking improvement
• Produces long-lasting results
  

Photorejuvenation with IPL is the most versatile of all treatment options. Patients often schedule appointments during their lunch hours. IPL can treat numerous skin conditions at once. It is effective on red blemishes that originate from blood vessels, as well as brown pigment blemishes in the form of freckles, age spots and other sun damage. IPL also treats the neck, chest and hands, where sun damage is often most visible.

Consultation

At the Pulse-Light Clinic, we offer a private and thorough consultation. A highly trained nurse practitioner will then determine an IPL treatment plan for each new patient, taking into account the severity of the skin condition being treated, as well as the skin type. On average, three to six treatments are recommended, scheduled at three to four week intervals. Each session usually lasting about 40-45 minutes, with patients returning to normal activity immediately afterwards. IPL treatments provide gradual, natural improvement with excellent long-term results.

What to expect during treatment

A cold gel is usually applied to the area to be treated, and dark glasses are given to you to protect your eyes from the bright light. The hand piece is gently applied to your skin and pulses of light are applied. You may feel a slight sting, like a snapping of a small rubber band.

During treatment, a physician or trained nurse practitioner gently applies the smooth, glass surface of the IPL hand piece to the skin. Light is delivered to the skin surface in precise gradient movements. To realize the full potential of IPL and to ensure its safety, the person delivering the treatment must be an experienced, highly trained medical professional. This is the difference between success and failure with IPL.

IPL treats the damaged superficial layer of the skin, while delivering thermal energy to deeper tissue. Clinical studies are now available to measure the effect this energy has on collagen production, which helps firm and tighten the skin.

Why are multiple treatments necessary?

Depending on the number of conditions you are treating, and severity of the individual problem, a series of four to six treatment sessions may be recommended. You can return to work the same day and resume all your regular activities.

By dividing the full program into several treatments, the procedure provides gradual improvement with very low risk – and, it preserves the wonderful “no down time” feature that people appreciate so much.

Imperfections from Sun Damage

Facial imperfections or abnormalities can detract from your well being and appearance, no matter how healthy and young you feel. IPL technology helps create smoother looking skin. After a series of treatments, you can see a significant reduction of unwanted pigmentation. The same treatment can be used effectively on the neck, chest, arms and hands.

Benign Vascular Lesions: Broken Veins and Capillaries

The face has an extensive network of veins and tiny blood vessels called capillaries. Over time, aging, trauma, sun exposure, and certain lifestyle factors cause a number of them to break appearing as red streaks or blotches on the face. IPL therapy can eliminate damaged veins and capillaries by removing virtually all traces of these unsightly blemishes.

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Pulse-Light Clinic featured in Brownbook.net's Google Street View press release

Pulse-Light Clinic's page on Brownbook.net seen by thousands across the world

Pulse-Light Clinic's map and Google Street View image as it appears in its Brownbook listing

Brownbook.net, the new online business directory that anyone can edit, recently issued a press release about the fact that buisness owners can show within their listing in the directory, the 360 degree Google Street View image taken by one of the Google cars right outside their front door. Google Street View just went live in the UK so it's a hot subject right now.

In Pulse-Light Clinic's entry in Brownbook, just above the map that indicates the clinic's location within the City of London, is the corresponding Google Street View image - really helpful for people visiting the clinic so they can see exactly where they are going, as you can see here (click and drag the image or use the navigation tools in the top left of the image):

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Pulse-Light Clinic's entry in Brownbook:
http://www.brownbook.net/business/31015039/pulse-light-clinic

The Pulse Light Clinic has joined forces with the Ethos Medical Partnership

Exciting new treatments now available

The Pulse Light Clinic has joined forces with the Ethos Medical Partnership to offer you exciting new treatments at our clinic in the heart of the City.

In addition to Photorejuvenation, used to treat for a variety of skin imperfections, we now also offer Vitaboost and MesoGlow, as well as Perlane, Restylane Botox and other line-reducing treatments.

Here's the full list of what's on offer:

Botox (Botulinium Type A Toxin)
This famous prescription only treatment is second to none for erasing lines on the forehead and around the eyes. Virtually painless and extremely quick, it will relax the lines over a 2 week period and the effects last on average 3 to 5 month

Hyperhidrosis
This medical condition which can cause much embarrassment to both men and women through excess sweating can now be treated with ease with Botox. Treatment lasts 8 to 9 months on average and is great for areas like the arm pits and the palms of the hands.

Lip Enhancements
Fuller lips are sexy and youthful. Using a variety of products the lip can be smoothed out reducing the fine lines brought on with age and smoking. We can also add volume to the lip body to produce the very fashionable pout. The products used include Restylane, Juvederm which are Hyaluronic Acids or the new kid on the block Evolance which is collagen based. This treatment depending on product lasts between 6 to 9 months.

Dermal Fillers
As we age, nose to mouth lines become deeper and our mouths start to turn down making us look miserable. Treating this area with dermal fillers is one of the most dramatic and instant ways to turn back time. Using Restylane, Juvederm, and Evolance Ethos Medical has the product that will suit you. This treatment depending on product will last between 6 to 9 months.

Sub Q
With Restylane Sub Q you can draw attention back to the cheekbones. By replacing lost natural volume in the skin, Sub Q can create fuller cheeks, lifting the skin over the cheekbones to restore shape to the upper part of the face, or add emphasis to the chin to improve your profile.

Restylane Vital
This treatments works by injecting a tiny amount of hylauron just under the skin which acts as an internal moisturiser, improving the skins texture and making it less lined. Amazing for those previous untreatable areas that showed our age like the décolletage, around the neck, backs of the hands and those crinkly lines under your eyes. A course of 3 treatments is required and then every 6 months maintenance there after.

Obagi Blue Medical Skin Peel
Beautiful skin is plump, even in colour, radiant, smooth and blemish free and we can visibly improve your skin with our range of peels. Strong enough to give significant improvement to acne scaring, pigmentation, fine lines and sun damaged skin these medical grade peels can revitalise in ways you only dreamed of. In the first consultation you will be provided with the NU DERM SYSTEM that is correct for your skin type which you will need to use for minimum of 4 weeks prior to treatment.

Mesotherapy for Fat Loss
Involves injecting small amounts of homeopathic medicine immediately beneath the surface of the skin to break down the fat cells and to improve circulation and lymphatic drainage. Each treatment takes about ten minutes and is not painful. After the treatment you can return to normal activities. The addition of Vitamin C to the mixture encourages the tone and quality of the overlying skin. Your Ethos Practitioner will advise you on the number of treatments that you will require for the desired affects.

Meso Gloww for facial skin rejuvenation
It gives your skin a new radiance by 'restructuring' it. If you don't have very toned skin, you smoke or you've spent too much time in the sun, these injections will really help to reverse the ageing process. Over time, the fibroblasts in your skin become 'lazy' and don't work your elastic fibres and collagen together as well as they used to, which is why your skin loses its firmness. When these molecules are injected (notably Vitamins A, C and E, which are excellent antioxidants), they stimulate the skin cells. Your practitioner works on the texture of your skin, smoothing out your cheeks and neck. To get the best results you should have 2 - 3 injections per session with intervals of 3 - 4 weeks.

Vita-Boost
Vita Boost injection are booster injections of vitamins B12 in to the body, helping keep energy levels up as well as general wellbeing. General tiredness, irritability, sleeplessness, anxiety are just a few of the symptoms of today’s Modern Living. A course of 6 injections is required and each injection needs to be administered every 2 – 4 weeks.

Pulse-Light Clinic Business hours:

(We operate flexible opening hours)
Monday - Friday 10:30am - 9pm
Saturday 12 Noon - 6pm

I was one of the worst cases of Rosacea the clinic had ever seen

My Rosacea before treatment

After treatment

I have no hesitation in highly recommending the Pulse-Light Clinic

"Having suffered from Rosacea for many years and having tried a variety of pills and potions, none of which worked, it got to the stage where most of my face was covered in unsightly broken veins. I also had outbreaks of sores now and again a side effect of Rosacea, which were controlled by medication.

A doctor I saw privately was unable to help me. He did however tell me about Pulsed Light Treatment and armed with a list of questions he advised me to ask the people I contacted I headed for the internet.

I chose three companies to contact and picked up the telephone. The first company wouldn’t answer any questions over the telephone. The second company I contacted answered some but not all of my questions and refused to give me even a ball part figure on cost. The third call was to Sheila MacLean at Pulse Light Clinic; it wasn’t just third time lucky I STRUCK GOLD.

Sheila answered all my questions without hesitation and explained in detail what the treatment was all about. She showed interest in my condition, was happy to spend time talking to me and although very professional she spoke to me in such a way that I easily understood the treatment. She suggested that the next time I was to be in London I make an appointment to see her so she could have a look at me. I made an appointment there and then, definitely one of my better decisions.

Two weeks later I met Sheila for the first time and she immediately put me at ease. She stated that I was one of the worst cases of Rosacea she had seen and she agreed to begin treatment. The treatment itself is not painful but can sometimes be a little uncomfortable, like someone flicking an elastic band, however it is not lingering discomfort and it is a very small price to pay for the incredible results achieved which were very obvious after only a few treatments. Although I was initially sceptical, Sheila also advised me on natural supplements I could take to help my Rosacea and I can honestly say that I have noticed a great difference whilst taking them. I have not had an outbreak of sores for over a year.

Sheila MacLean is not only a highly skilled professional with obvious technical knowledge of her subject; she is also a very lovely lady who takes time with her clients. I have no hesitation in highly recommending the Pulse-Light Clinic and I would like to thank Sheila MacLean for all she has done for me.

Apologies for the bad before pictures. Most have been destroyed!"

Yvie. V.

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