LUMECCA
What Is LUMECCA?
Lumecca is a breakthrough intense pulsed light (IPL) that delivers up to 3X more energy in the 500-600 nm range to improve efficacy for vascular and pigmented lesions. It is optimized to treat a variety of lesions with fewer sessions. There are many, many IPL devices in the same categories as Lumecca IPL such as: BBL, Max G, Limelight and ELOS. However, Lumecca is the strongest and safest IPL on the market. It was created by the original inventor of the IPL – Dr. Michael Kriendel who holds more patents in this space than any other individual. Dr. Kriendel is the CTO and lead scientist for InMode.
What Does Lumecca IPL Treat?
For patients looking to address facial pigmentation, superficial vessels, skin and/ or photodamage, IPL is the optimal solution. IPL Treatments improve skin complexion, reduce skin irregularities, and helps patients look years younger. IPL “photofacial” helps address age spots (red/brown pigmentation), sun damage, vascular lesions (spider veins, port wine stains, leg telangiectasias), rosacea and freckles. Lumecca IPL can also treat acne and surgical scars.
How Does Lumecca IPL Treats Vascular Issues?
Lumecca delivers precise pulses of high-intensity light that target red and blue pigments
in broken capillaries, spider veins, and other vascular lesions. The light energy is absorbed by the blood vessels, which causes them to heat up and collapse without damaging the surrounding skin. Over time, the body naturally clears these vessels, leading to a clearer, more even complexion.
How Does Lumecca IPL Treat Surgical Scars?
Lumecca IPL can be an effective treatment for improving the appearance of surgical scars. It works by delivering intense pulsed light to the skin, which helps reduce scar redness, pigmentation, and texture irregularities. This treatment stimulates collagen production, leading to smoother and more even-toned skin over time. Lumecca IPL is suitable for various surgical scars, including those from procedures like facelifts, breast surgeries, abdominoplasties, and mole removals. Typically, a series of treatments spaced several weeks apart is recommended for optimal results.
Radiant Spa Aesthetics offers free consultation with a qualified provider to assess your specific scar and determine the most appropriate treatment plan.
Lumecca FAQ
Patients who have age spots, sun damage, vessels and rosacea can expect superior clearance in 1-3 treatment versus 4-6 compared to the standard IPL. Most patients who are exposed to the sun for long periods of time will notice brown spots appear along their face, chest, hands and other parts of their body. This is common; however, most patients do seek treatment in our office to rid of these blemishes. Whether your areas of concern are brown or red, our IPL can exceed your expectations in getting the clearance you desire.
Lumecca is the most powerful intense pulsed light (IPL) to treat pigmented and vascular lesions. After just one use, patients notice significant improvements in the complexion and clarity of the skin. Lumecca operates using photothermolysis, which provides a photo facial through the delivery of a comfortable light treatment.
In just 1-3 sessions Lumecca improves the appearance of:
- Age spots (red/brown pigmentations)
- Vascular lesions such as facial telangiectasias (spider veins) and poikiloderma
- Rosacea (redness)
- Freckles
- Sun damage
Lumecca can be used on all areas of the body. The most common areas of treatment are zones that are regularly exposed to the sun. This often includes the face, neck, décolletage, legs, hands and arms.
Avoid direct, excessive sun exposure or tanning one month prior to treatment.
During treatment there will be a bright flash of light from the Lumecca that feels like a light elastic sensation. Redness and a slight warming of the skin are normal after treatment and usually subsides within an hour. Over the next 24-48 hours you may see a darkening of pigmented spots; in the week afterwards, the pigmented lesions flake off, leading to an evening out of skin tone. After treating vascular lesions, you may see the vein blanch and disappear or a color change in the vessel which dissipates after a few days.
An improved skin appearance can be noted after the first session. Multiple sessions provide even better results. Treatment regime depends on the severity of skin damage, skin type, type of treatment (vascular vs sun damage) and energy settings.
Sun damage and skin complexion results can be seen a few days after the first session. The skin will continue to look younger and more brilliant over time with most visible results after 1-2 weeks. Having multiple photo facial sessions will improve the final result. For vascular treatments such as facial telangiectasias, results can be seen in up to 2 weeks.
Most patients do not experience any side effects and any skin reaction usually resolves within a few hours. Patients may find they are sensitive to sunlight immediately after treatment. It is recommended to avoid direct sunlight and tanning.
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