Most people would like to keep a young and fresh look forever

This is not easy, as our skin ages due to excessive sun exposure and decreased production of collagen. Skin Rejuvenation treatment with Ellipse helps you keep a younger and fresher look. The safe, visible light emitted from the Ellipse flash-lamp makes your face look smoother by removing age spots and diffuse redness and by improving your skin texture. Uneven pigmentation is also reduced. Many women report that it becomes easier to apply makeup.

Facial treatments are most popular, but all parts of the body can be treated.

The flash-lamp in the unique Ellipse IPL system produces light that is carefully filtered in two ways to ensure that only light with the correct characteristics (wavelengths) is allowed to reach your skin.

The light that is allowed through has been chosen because It is the short that to natural body substances respond to. Age spots contain a substance called melanin, and diffused redness contains a substance called haemoglobin. When cells containing a lot of melanin or haemoglobin are hit with the right type of light, they heat up and destroyed within a few thousandths of one second.

As skin rejuvenation is based on light absorption in melanin and haemoglobin, treatments are most efficient in patients with light skin who are not sun-tanned at the time of the treatment. The lighter the skin, the more pronounced the contrast between the age spots/ blood vessels and the skin, making treatment easier. However, Ellipse has pre-programmed settings for different skin colours that deliver the correct energy output for your complexion.

The glass prism within the Ellipse applicator that guides the light to the skin is 10 mm by 48 mm, so a large area can be targeted in one flash of light. A full-face treatment takes less than 20 minutes. You should expect a total of 1-3 treatments before you obtain to desired results.

Tolerance of pain is very individual from person to person. No anaesthetics are required, and many patients describe the discomfort as a warming sensation similarly to the feeling one has after a day on the beach. The lighter skin colour, the less pain.

Do I need to take special precautions before and after the treatment?

The light use is completely safe, visible light. Potentially harmful wavelength are removed by the unique Ellipse Dual-Mode Floating system.

Since tanning takes place by the accumulation of pigment (melanin) in the skin, it is however, important to avoid tanning (sun, solarium or self-tanning cream) before and during the treatment period. Otherwise your tanned skin will absorb more light. Which makes treatment less effective.

Generally, no post-treatment care is necessary. But people with sensitive skin may benefit from applying an ice pack to the face immediately after the treatment or applying and ointment prescribed by the doctor furthermore it is recommended to use a sunscreen SPF 60 for a few weeks following the treatment.

You may notice that the skin looks a little ‘dirty’ for a few days following the treatment. After that you will find that your skin looks smoother and fresher. You might choose to have 1-2 annual your maintenance treatments in order to keep your beautiful appearance.

Clinical trials documentary Ellipse’s safety and effectiveness are carried out by leading doctors prior to the release of the product. The results of these tests are then published in respected, referred medical journals. You are welcome to view the scientific papers on Candela website www.ellipse.com which is redirected to https://candelamedical.com/. The settings used for your treatment will be based on the settings recommended by the clinicians who carried out the clinical trials.

Please note Ellipse has been taken over by Candela Medical.