Patient education
IPL vs Laser: The Choices
Eight guides to the choice between broadband light and single-wavelength lasers, written to compare two kinds of light source without promoting either. Neither is the default here; the target decides.
All guides
8 guides
- IPL Or Laser: Matching The Light Source To The TargetDeciding
- What Broadband Light Does Across An AreaThe broadband option
- When A Single Wavelength Is The Right ToolThe laser option
- Pigment And Redness Need Different Kinds Of LightTwo complaints
- Sessions And Maintenance For Broadband LightSessions
- Reading A Skin Assessment Before Light TreatmentAssessment
- Burns, Bruising And Pigment After Light TreatmentRisks
- When Light Treatment Should WaitWhen to wait
Name the target before the light source
Arrange an assessment. We will examine whether your concern is one defined target or an area of mixed colour, explain what each light source would and would not change for it, and say plainly when neither is the right answer.