• Question: What is an IPL?

    Asked by alses002 to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 26 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      This stands for Intense Pulsed Light. It’s basically a flashlamp and produces a really bright flash of light. The light is absorbed by melanin pigment and blood vessels in the skin and can be used like skin laser treatments. We happen to have one in our department, but it doesn’t really get used.

      It’s ok for hair reduction, thread veins and sun-damage but not as good as our lasers for most things.

    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      Heh. The only IPL that I know is to do with Cricket…

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