Editing Intense pulsed light (section)

==Medical use==
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IPL was first developed for [[Vascular disease|vascular conditions]].  It is at least as effective as pulsed dye lasers and can penetrate deeper with reduced risk of [[purpura]] and [[hyperpigmentation]].  IPL can also be used for the treatment of dry eye conditions such as [[meibomian gland dysfunction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aao.org/publications/eyenet/201207/upload/july-2012-clinical-update-cornea.pdf |title=Managing Blepharitis:Tried-and-True and New Approaches |author=Annie Stuart |date=July 2012 |publisher=EyeNet |access-date=February 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305165437/http://www.aao.org/publications/eyenet/201207/upload/July-2012-Clinical-Update-Cornea.pdf |archive-date=March 5, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aao.org/pdf/aaosub_cornea_2012_syllabus.pdf |title=Pushing Surgical Boundaries, Professional Development, and Popular Opinion |last1=Aldave |first1=Anthony J. |last2=Afshari |first2=Natalie |last3=Colby |first3=Kathryn |date=10 November 2012 |publisher=The American Academy of Ophthalmology |access-date=February 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123230629/http://www.aao.org/pdf/AAOSub_Cornea_2012_Syllabus.pdf |archive-date=January 23, 2013 }}</ref> IPL can treat pigmented lesions with rapid recovery.  Dyschromia can be cleared after repeated sessions.  [[Photoaging]] treatment has been explored. A series of IPL can be used for facial rejuvenation, improving skin laxity and collagen production.  IPL combined with facial injections can be used for dynamic rhytids. Home IPL devices have been developed.

IPL is employed in the treatment of a range of dermatological conditions including [[Photoaging#Retinoic acids and photodamage|photodamage]] induced dyspigmentation and vascular changes, [[poikiloderma of Civatte]], [[rosacea]], [[acne vulgaris]], sebaceous gland hyperplasia, broken capillaries, [[telangiectases]], [[vascular lesions]] (small blood vessels), [[pigmented lesions]] (freckles, [[liver spot]]s, [[birth mark]]s ), [[melasma]], [[actinic keratosis]], [[photorejuvenation]], basal cell carcinoma, and [[Bowen's disease]] (squamous cell carcinoma).<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Application of intense pulsed light in the treatment of dermatologic disease: a systematic review.|date = Apr 2014|journal = Dermatol. Surg.|doi = 10.1111/dsu.12424|pmid = 24495252 |volume=40 |issue = 4|pages=359–77|last1 = Wat|first1 = Heidi|last2 = Wu|first2 = Douglas C.|last3 = Rao|first3 = Jaggi|last4 = Goldman|first4 = Mitchel P.|s2cid = 205081994}}</ref>