Summer by summer, the sun left its mark. First a brown spot on your cheek that wasn’t there before, then a few more, a little darker each year. Now they’re the first thing you notice in the mirror. And somewhere along the way, shaving the same places every few days got old, too.
In Chagrin Falls, Ilene Winick, A.P.R.N.-C.N.P., FNP-BC, uses Zelusso IPL to fade the look of those sun spots and to reduce unwanted hair, and its erbium lasers to resurface skin. She starts by looking at your skin and your sun habits, then plans your sessions around both.
She is knowledgeable, talented, and honest in telling me what she thinks I need.
IPL, short for intense pulsed light, sends quick pulses of light into your skin. The light turns to heat in brown spots and small red vessels, without breaking the surface. Zelusso’s skin handpiece uses very short, sub-millisecond pulses.
Every Zelusso treatment works with light, so your skin has to be ready. Darker skin is more prone to burns and dark marks, and a recent tan means waiting. Ilene checks both first and tells you plainly if now isn’t the time.
After that, your part is simple: no tanning, and sunscreen every day.
For lines, rough texture, or scars, Zelusso also has two erbium lasers. Laser resurfacing is used for wrinkles, sun damage, acne and other scars, and uneven tone.
The deeper the treatment, the longer the recovery, so Ilene helps you choose the one that fits your skin and your calendar.
Often searched as laser hair removal, IPL hair removal uses a separate light handpiece. It targets the hair follicle so the hair falls out and grows back less. It works on dark hair, not light-colored hair, and a course is usually four to six sessions, three to six weeks apart.
It can be used almost anywhere, including the face, underarms, bikini line, chest, back, and legs. Men are welcome too. See our treatments for men.
Ilene is the only clinician at Peace Love Tox, so the person who checks your skin is the person who treats it. Her approach is conservative, and if your skin isn’t ready, she’ll say so.
Ilene makes sure to personalize her service to her customers and help choose the best service for your needs.
She takes the time to listen, never makes you feel rushed, and always wants you to look natural and feel your best.
A few days of redness and swelling are common after IPL. Burns, blisters, and lasting color changes are rare, and more likely on tanned or darker skin, which is why Ilene asks about your health, medicines, and tan first.
After IPL, skin may feel like a mild sunburn for a few days, and up to 1 in 10 people bruise. Blisters, scarring, and color changes are rare.
After laser resurfacing, expect redness, swelling, peeling, and some crusting, more so with ablative treatment. Pigment changes, breakouts, cold sores, and infection can happen, and pigment changes are more common on darker or tanned skin. If anything worries you, call us.
Wait, or talk to Ilene before you book, if you:
Zelusso is one device with four handpieces. Two are IPL, one for sun spots and redness and one for hair removal; IPL sends many wavelengths of light at once, so it isn’t a laser. The other two are erbium lasers for resurfacing.
We don’t promise permanent results. IPL hair removal targets the follicle so hair falls out and grows back less, over a course of four to six sessions. It doesn’t work on light-colored hair, and Ilene will tell you at the first visit if yours is a good match.
It depends on the laser. After a non-ablative 1540nm session, most people go back to normal life right away. Full ablative 2940nm resurfacing usually takes about two weeks to heal, sometimes one to four, and fractional treatment sits in between.
Your skin gets checked first, and the plan stays simple. The first step is just a conversation with Ilene here in Chagrin Falls.
Rather write? Send Ilene your question and she’ll call you back.
Peace Love Tox
Monday to Wednesday and Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM;
Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM; closed Thursday and Sunday
