Intense Pulsed Light works in the same way as laser light, the difference
being that a laser uses light of one specific wavelength and IPL uses an
entire waveband. The different wavelengths can penetrate the skin to
different depths, so using IPL is like using a group of lasers in a single
treatment. The Ellipse I2PL system emits short, safe bursts of light from
a flash-lamp to treat specific skin conditions. The Ellipse system’s built-in
computer precisely controls the speed and amount of light delivered to the
site of the specific skin condition.