What is IPL acne treatment?

One of the more exciting treatment options with the IPL or Intense Pulsed Light machine these days is its treatment within the acne regimen. Now for many years the only way acne was treated was with topical agents or with Accutane. More recently, and with the development of the Intense Pulsed Light machine, acne is now treated by IPL treatments. How does it work? Specifically the IPL targets the sebaceous gland where the oil is secreted and really just zaps that area. By getting rid of the sebaceous glands and the oil, obviously the acne is diminished. Now, it's not going to permanently get rid of all of the acne glands. It probably lasts about three or four months, but for patients that either have adult acne or don't want to take Accutane it's a nice treatment that we can offer now.