Palomar's Medilux Intense Pulsed Light System

This system was chosen for our procedures because of its effectiveness, safety and comfort to the 
patient. You will be impressed with how comfortable it is and with 
the results you’ll see!

How it works:

IPL and laser work in similar ways to target the "root" of the hair. The "root" picks up the light as it 
penetrates the skin and turns it to heat. The heat destroys the "root" and thus, no further hair growth 
occurs at that follicle.
It gets tricky though... hair goes through stages of actively growing and resting. Resting hairs do not have a very large "root".  And what "root" is present does not have much color to it.  The light is picked up by the color - so a larger "root" that has deeper color will be a more effective target.  At any one time, a section of skin may have anywhere from 20-80% of the hair in the resting phase.  It may take 4-20 weeks for all of 
those resting hairs, to resume actively growing.  When we treat an area one time, we are able to achieve disabling" up to 80% of the actively growing hairs.  So you can see, we would need to do multiple treatments over time to be successful in reducing the hair effectively.

Why we use the term reduction rather than removal:

No system can totally remove all hair from an area.  And, in some areas, new hair will start to grow over time if hormones stimulate new growth.

Is it permanent?

The FDA closely controls what one can claim about each specific device.  The Palomar Medilux has been approved to market as a permanent method of hair reduction.  Palomar has data showing up to 7 years of significant reduction in hair.

How do I set up an appointment?

You can schedule online using the appointments link on the home page. Schedule a 1/2 hour visit for a free IPL consult. Just type in free IPL consult as the reason for the visit when asked.  At that visit, we review the procedure and expected results and finalize the price.  Since there can be a wide range of how dense the hair is, how much area it covers for a given body site etc, we finalize the fee during the free consult.  If you are choosing to do more than one body area, discounts are offered for additional site packages.