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You've likely heard of facials, but do you know what photo facials are? Here's a hint: It's not a facial you get especially for a photo shoot. Photo facials in Boston are actually facial treatments that use focused beams of light in order to get certain results. The first thing you should know about photo facials is that there are two kinds of treatments that can fall under this name. The first is an LED (light-emitting diode) photo facial, and is typically what you will find offered in a traditional day spa. The other type of photo facial is an IPL (intense-pulsed light) photo facial, and is usually only offered by medical spas or other medical professionals. This article will discuss what you can expect from each of these types of photo facials and the conditions that they can help to treat. LED Photo Facials LED photo facials are generally very gentle, painless, and even relaxing. They carry no risk of burning to the skin. The LED device used during your facial will use a narrow spectrum light on your skin, and is typically used to boost collagen production in the skin cells. This can help reduce wrinkling and scarring and produce smoother, younger-looking skin. It can also be used to treat acne. The focused light spectrum can help to kill the bacteria that causes you to break out, and will leave you with clearer skin. And, as already mentioned, the same photo facial that kills your acne can help to reduce scarring, which means fewer acne scars from your breakouts. Usually, you will want to purchase a package of several treatments, as opposed to just getting a single photo facial. It is generally recommended that you begin your treatments by going once every one or two weeks. You should continue at this pace until you have completed 6 treatments. Then, you can switch to a maintenance plan with a treatment every one or two months. This will help keep collagen boosted or to keep your acne under control, depending on the results you desire. If you are looking to make your photo facials into a special treatment, you can combine them with other treatments. Make sure you ask your esthetician what treatments she recommends combining with a photo facial. IPL Photo Facials Though some medical spas that offer IPL treatments call them photo facials, this is actually a type of laser treatment. IPL uses a much more intense beam of light at a much higher energy level than with LED treatments. Because of the intensity of the laser used, the treatments can be uncomfortable or even painful, and some people experience burning of their skin. However, IPL can be very effective at treating many skin conditions, like brown spots, facial redness, spider veins, broken capillaries, or severe scarring. Like LED photo facials, this laser treatment can increase collagen production, but at a much higher rate, helping to flesh out pockmarks and scars that LED treatments would not be able to effectively remove. Depending on the condition you have and how serious it is, you may need only one IPL treatment to treat the problem. However, it all depends on the condition you're trying to treat, what kind of result you are hoping for, and how well your skin responds to the treatment, so make sure to seek professional advice. If you don't have a serious skin problem and just want smoother, healthier, younger-looking skin, then you should start looking into LED photo facials in Boston. You can get incredible results in just a few treatments, and for a fraction of the cost of more serious procedures, like plastic surgery. Skin Deep Medical Spa is a leading provider of laser hair removal in Boston. Our other popular med spa services include: Botox® Dysport®, Juvederm®, Perlane®, Radiesse®, Restylane®, skin tightening, photo facials and vein removal. Visit our page on http://www.skindeepmedspa.com/ to see our page today!
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