Pigmentation Removal (IPL)

Pigmentation such as sun and age spots, freckles and dark patches forms when melanin accumulates unevenly in the skin, often after years of sun exposure. This IPL treatment delivers broad-spectrum light that is absorbed by the concentrated brown pigment; the energy breaks the pigment into smaller particles, which the skin then clears as it renews, so treated marks fade and the complexion looks clearer and more even. At Dermaestet the treatment uses a…

A session takes around fifteen to thirty minutes; the skin is cleansed, a cooling gel applied and pulses of light delivered across the marks. Treated brown spots characteristically darken over the following day or two — sometimes looking like fine coffee grounds — before flaking away as the surface renews over the following days, while the surrounding skin is unaffected. There is little downtime beyond short-lived redness. Because pigment can sit at…