Are IPL machines as powerful as Lasers?
Yes they are and more so, as it must be explained that not all powers are equal. The aim in most lasers and IPL systems is to get as much power into the area being treated as possible, without damaging the surrounding tissue ie; the skin. Lasers traditionally delivered their power/energy within a very short pulse-width. Meaning, all of the energy in the beam of light was applied to the skin in a few milliseconds (ms), which could lead to burning. At first, a lot of the early IPL systems also worked in the same way, by delivering energy in short, sharp bursts. Fortunately, later generation hair removal lasers improved their technology by placing more energy safely into the skin by lowering the high peak power and extending their pulse-widths (this can be likened to having a bucket of water – water being the energy emanating from the laser – gradually being poured onto the skin over a period, allowing time for heat to dissipate from the skin so that chances of burning are lessened, as op
