Lumecca IPL photofacial in Thornton

Lumecca IPL

Lumecca is the most powerful intense pulsed light (IPL) on the market and we’re one of the few med spas in the Thornton area to own and operate one. Lumecca is used to treat skin pigmentation like sun damage, freckles, and age spots, and vascular lesions like redness, rosacea, and broken capillaries. Even after one treatment, you’ll notice significant improvements in the complexion and clarity of your skin.  

 Lumecca operates using light and heat, which provides a photofacial as a comfortable treatment. (Don’t worry, we had to google “photofacial,” too. It’s just a fancy way of saying a facial with IPL.) Like a laser treatment, IPL targets colored cells (called chromophores) using light energy. The light energy is converted to heat energy (also called wavelengths) during skin contact, causing “damage” to a specifically targeted area. The damage, so-to-speak, causes the targeted cells to break apart and, effectively, disintegrate.  

While lasers use one wavelength and a constant beam, IPL uses many wavelengths and, you guessed it – pulses! Because of this pulsing action, IPL is significantly gentler on your skin than a laser, which translates to almost no downtime.   

Not only does IPL help with hyper-pigmentation and redness, but because of the heat from the light/wavelengths, your collagen-producing cells get a boost too! Over time and a few treatments, you’ll notice firmer, plumper skin as those cells work harder to produce more collagen. 

Our staff are fully trained and experienced with IPL. One of our favorite things about Lumecca is how comfortable the treatment is. We’ve all had IPL treatments in the past that use old-school technology, and they were not fun! Even having numbing cream applied beforehand didn’t help very much. Lumecca has new sapphire-cooling technology, this means the crystal tip that delivers the light pulse is super-cooled. This makes the treatment amazingly comfortable. We describe the sensation as ‘opening the oven door and getting a quick blast of heat that quickly dissipates.’ Many of our clients have been pleasantly surprised at how quick and painless Lumecca treatments are.

IPL photofacial in Thornton

Brighten + Even Tone + Rejuvenate

  • What are the benefits?

    In just 1-3 sessions Lumecca improves the appearance of:

    • Age spots and sun damage

    • Vascular lesions like broken capillaries and poikiloderma (chronic red/brown spots from sun damage).

    • Rosacea

    • Freckles

  • What should I expect during and after Lumecca?

    During treatment there will be a bright flash of light and the sensation of a quick blast of heat. In some sensitive areas, like your upper lip, you might feel a quick sting.

    Redness and feeling like you have a mild sunburn is common. This usually goes away over a few hours.

    Over the next few hours to days you may see a darkening of pigmented spots. They often have a coffee ground appearance. Over the next 7-10 days these dark spots flake off, leading to an evening out of skin tone, and revealing brighter, fresh skin.

    After treating broken capillaries you may see the vein blanch and disappear or turn darker. This dissipates over a few days.

    After treatment we apply sunscreen and you’re ready to go!

    Makeup can be applied immediately after treatment, but we do recommend mineral makeup as it’s more gentle on your skin.

    Avoiding things that make you hot or sweat, like exercise, saunas, hot showers, and direct sun the day of treatment is ideal. Your skin receives a lot of heat energy during treatment so we want to give it a chance to cool off properly and start the healing process.

    Daily sunscreen application is mandatory when undergoing Lumecca treatments.

  • How quickly will I see results?

    When treating age spots and sun damage you will see results in a few days as the spots start to darken and flake off, with the full results at 2-4 weeks after treatment. You can expect to see brighter, more radiant and even-toned skin.

    For vascular concerns like rosacea or broken capillaries, results are seen around 2-3 weeks after treatment, as these take longer to break down internally. Addressing red concerns usually takes several treatments since they tend to be a little more stubborn.

    Your skin will continue to look younger and more brilliant over time. Having multiple treatments will improve the final result.

Full face $1200 | 3 sessions

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