IPL photofacial guide
IPL photofacial is an application term for intense pulsed light treatment of facial skin, described here in general terms only. This guide makes no claim about results for any individual case. It explains what the term usually covers, how it relates to the IPL family on this site, and what a buyer should confirm before ordering an IPL unit for facial use.
Buyers also search for an IPL photo facial, IPL facial rejuvenation, IPL laser skin rejuvenation, IPL laser skin resurfacing, IPL photorejuvenation, IPL skin resurfacing, IPL laser resurfacing, IPL rejuvenation, and IPL resurfacing. Those terms describe overlapping vocabulary for light-based facial treatment, not separate company models.
What the term covers in general
In general terms, a photofacial describes a light-based facial session using pulsed light, as distinct from a hair removal session using the same class of equipment. The distinction matters in an order, because a unit described for hair removal is not automatically described for facial use, and a buyer should ask the supplier which uses a given unit is described for, and ask for the answer in writing.
On this site, the IPL family page and the SMQ-NYC3 detail page describe an IPL unit with hair removal and skin treatment application areas listed on its own detail page. Those application areas are recorded on the detail page with attribution, and this guide does not expand them into promises.
Questions to ask before ordering
- Ask the supplier which facial uses a given unit is described for, and ask for the answer in writing.
- Ask which treatment heads a given unit includes, and ask for that list in writing.
- Ask what is included with the unit, and ask for that list in writing.
- Ask how after-sales support is arranged, and ask for the terms in writing before payment.