Skin Care

Is Skin Laundry's 10-Minute Laser Facial the Answer to Perfect Skin?

No downtime, no redness, and no peeling -- but what about the results?

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A Note on Settings The same settings are used on the IPL and YAG laser for every patient, regardless of skin type. It's a setting so low that it won't harm skin or cause the kind of redness and peeling associated with lasers that might require downtime. When I went to the location in Santa Monica, the assistant, who had very dark skin, told me that she actually is only approved for the first treatment with the YAG laser, because the IPL causes hypopigmentation -- white spots -- on skin as dark as hers.

Of course, a low setting begs the question: Is it so low that it's not doing anything? Skin Laundry's lead R.N. told me that Skin Laundry has not conducted any studies or clinical trials, but relies on the proven technology of the two devices they (and many other dermatologists) use and anecdotal evidence as proof that Skin Laundry does make a difference. It's worth saying that every employee I came across had glowing skin. Not just good makeup application, either. Their skin looked like the kind you get after waking up at dawn for daily yoga and regularly dry brushing for proper lymph node drainage.

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