The innovative Pulsed Light technology uses a specially filtered spectrum of intense light with wavelengths designed to kill the bacteria that causes acne. Other light energy is generated to reduce the inflammation associated with active acne in the treatment area.

Besides the obvious changes to the client's appearance, Pulsed Light provides a fast, convenient and affordable way to treat acne without any side effects.

Pulsed Light treatments are characterized by speed and convenience. Other options like drugs (antibiotics) and cleansing agents have several deficiencies. Drug therapy has several undesirable side effects. Frequently, acne bacteria develops resistance to drugs and people suffer uncomfortable side effects ranging from gastrointestinal distress to dryness of the skin.

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) therapy is an effective way to rejuvenate the skin, giving it a more youthful appearance. Light-based treatments use a less-intense, broader spectrum of light than lasers, but are effective in treating rejuvenation of the skin. Candela's Ellipse I2PL is the only light-based product that is built specifically to dual-filter light as it is absorbed, thereby generating more consistent results.

It is very important that the client terminate any antibiotic therapy before having Pulsed Light treatments for acne. Specifically, the client must not have taken Accutane 6 months prior to having the Pulsed Light treatments. Microdermabrasion and chemical peel treatments may be continued with the Pulsed Light therapy, but neither should be performed less than 3 days before a Pulsed Light treatment or sooner than 2 days after a Pulsed Light treatment.

Pulsed Light has been used commercially for a variety of cosmetic procedures for the last 2 or 3 years. It is light energy, just like a laser, but it is not a concentrated beam and it uses a wider range of the light wavelength spectrum. Lasers, used in other industries, were adapted for cosmetic procedures about 10 years ago.

Pulses of intense, concentrated light are directed onto the skin and absorbed by the melanin in highly pigmented areas such as age, sun, and liver spots. Eliminating broken capillaries and treating rosacea is a bit different. The pulsed light weakens the walls of the vessel, heating the hemoglobin, causing it to collapse and disappear. Pulsed light systems are similar to lasers but use a larger, more diffused beam for safe, fast and comfortable treatments.

Intense pulsed light hair removal is faster, more comfortable, produces longer-lasting results, and can treat hair before it becomes visible. Additionally, hair grows back more slowly after intense pulsed light treatments and is thinner and lighter in colour.

P. acnes, the bacterial responsible for causing acne inflammation, pumps out tiny molecules called porphyrins. When those porphyrin are exposed to certain wavelengths of light (blue), they produce free radicals that kill the bacteria that causes inflammatory acne. Read more >> Red light has an anti-inflammatory and healing effect on the skin.

Able to cover relatively large areas at high speed, AFT pulsed light treats numerous hairs with each light pulse. While this method allows for unusually rapid hair removal, the exact amount of time required is determined by the size of the area being treated. The underarm usually takes five minutes, while the back or legs may require 45 minutes.

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) technology is a treatment breakthrough that can correct a variety of benign skin conditions, such as facial skin imperfections, the signs of aging, birthmarks, unwanted hair, unsightly small veins, and other blemishes. It offers a safe, non-invasive condition and skin type, providing superior cosmetic results and outstanding satisfaction. This new procedure is called Photorejevenation.

Pulses of intense, concentrated light are directed onto the skin and absorbed by the melanin in pigmented lesions, such as age, sun, and liver spots. Eliminating broken capillaries and treating rosacea is a bit different. The pulsed light weakens the walls of the vessel, heating the hemoglobin, causing it to collapse and disappear. Pulsed light systems are similar to lasers, but use a larger, more diffused beam for safe, fast and comfortable treatments.

The light of the laser is selectively absorbed by blood and pigment. It passes harmlessly through the skin and gently heats the vessel to destroy it.

LPL uses pulses of visible therapeutic light over many wavelengths that deliver energy to all layers of the skin. LPL treatments, which last about 20 minutes, work on the principal that light is absorbed by color and that light generates heat.

During photoepilation, the pigment (melanin) within hair absorbs the light and converts it into heat. The hair transmits this heat into the hair follicle, which it destroys, without damaging the epidermis. Thus, the follicle cannot produce a new hair.

Since there is no real downtime you may resume your normal activities after a Pulsed Light treatment. However you must protect your treatment area from UV light, be it natural sunlight or tanning beds. You may be slightly pink or red directly after your treatment as well as have mild swelling. This should subside in a few days and if not you should inform your doctor/technician.

Sona MedSpa of the Woodlands can treat your age spots and freckles with the latest, state-of-the art, FDA-approved Advanced Fluorescence Technology (AFT), which targets melanin cells with pigments subsequently "bleaching" the cells. Contact Sona MedSpa of the Woodlands for a FREE consultation on all our services including our age spot and freckle treatments.

Bright light is the most effective way of re-timing our body clock to an earlier or later time. This is because our actual body clock (consisting of a cluster of cells that lie deep within the brain) receives information from the eyes about light (daytime) and dark (night). However, the timing and length of exposure to bright light is critical as to whether your body clock will be delayed (to a later time) or advanced (to an earlier time).

Light helps control your body clock (or circadian rhythm). There are 2 hormones that greatly affect your body clock: Serotonin and Melatonin. Serotonin tells your body that it is time for you to be awake, and Melatonin tells your body when to sleep. When your body clock gets off track, your body is releasing these hormones at the wrong times. This causes you to have abnormal sleep cycles, as well as mood and energy problems. Light is used to control when your body produces these two hormones.

Intense pulsed light hair removal is a new and advanced, long-term hair removal method. A client sits or lies in a comfortable position, and then a technician glides a wand-like tool, or handpiece, over his or her skin. The handpiece emits a beam of specially filtered light, which is absorbed by the hair and converted to heat. This heat disintegrates the hair and disables the hair follicle. New hair growth will be delayed, and a percentage of hair may not grow back at all.

In this procedure, an aesthetician moves a handheld wand over specific skin areas, focusing intense pulses of light onto the hair follicles. Pigments in the follicles absorb the light and convert it into heat that disables the cells responsible for growing new hair. Any area but that around the eyes may be treated. Legs and backs typically require less than 30 minutes. Hair in smaller areas - underarms, the upper lip or the bikini line - can be removed even more quickly.

Refresh works by cleansing the kidneys, liver and colon. The liver, kidney and skin are all major cleansing organs. The largest pores on the body are on your face, back and chest. Impurities and toxins are easily excreted through these pores. This causes breakouts, acne, and clogged pores. Your kidneys and liver flush these impurities and toxins through the urinary system.

The Flashlamp Pulsed-Dye Laser's long pulse width gives desired longer (gentler) heat impact while its multiple wavelengths allow deeper penetration. The laser's Dynamic Cooling Device (DCD) delivers a spray of cool air prior to the laser pulse, protecting the epidermis and reducing the risk of blistering, purpura, and pigmentary changes.

The Aramis laser uses a patented wavelength of laser light that pulsates through the layers of skin to the sebaceous gland. It thermally alters the reactors in the sebaceous gland, reducing oil and bacteria production, thereby reducing it in size.

The Intense Pulsed Light technology used at Sona MedSpa of the Woodlands targets wrinkles and stimulates collagen production by increasing the skin temperature thus causing the blood vessels to release repair proteins that produce new collagen and help to smooth wrinkles.

Once you find a respectable clinic or practice in your area and decide to make a consultation appointment, you will meet with the doctor or dermatologist and he or she will determine if you are a candidate to receive treatment. He or she will discuss your health, examine your skin and prior scars, ask you a million questions regarding your family history (answer them honestly and disclose all information) and explain to you what can and essentially what cannot be successfully treated.