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What is the difference between Laser Hair Removal and IPL Hair Removal?

April 26, 2017difference hair removal IPL laser hair removal

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What is the difference between Laser Hair Removal and IPL Hair Removal?

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There are two big differences between Laser and Intense Pulsed Light systems. One is in the area that can be treated at one time and the treatment speed. Generally IPL treatment heads are up to 8 times larger than the small spot produced by lasers and therefore treatments are much quicker. The other difference is the wavelength of light produced. Lasers produce light with one specific wavelength while IPL uses an entire waveband. Different wavelengths penetrate the skin to different depths so using IPL is like using a group of lasers in a single treatment.