Beyond IPL: Why We Love LaseMD Ultra for Brighter, Smoother, More Even-Looking Skin

When pigmentation, sun damage and uneven texture begin to affect your skin’s radiance, it can be tempting to look for the quickest treatment available.

IPL has long been a familiar choice for targeting visible brown spots and redness. But if you are looking for more comprehensive skin renewal, not simply treating individual spots, LaseMD Ultra offers a beautifully customizable approach.

At Floresta Spa, we love Ultra because it can address pigmentation while simultaneously improving the appearance of texture, fine lines and overall skin quality. The result is not simply clearer-looking skin, but skin that appears smoother, healthier and genuinely refreshed.

What Is IPL?

IPL, or Intense Pulsed Light, uses broad-spectrum light to target specific colours in the skin. It is commonly commonly used to reduce the appearance of:

• Brown spots and freckles

• Sun-related discolouration

• Facial redness

• Visible blood vessels

IPL can be useful when the goal is to address distinct areas of visible pigment or redness. However, it does not offer the same fractional resurfacing approach as LaseMD Ultra.

If your concerns extend beyond individual spots and include rough texture, dullness, fine lines or an overall loss of radiance, Ultra may offer a more complete treatment experience.

What Makes LaseMD Ultra Different?

LaseMD Ultra is a gentle Korean non-ablative fractional thulium laser treatment that creates tiny treatment zones within the skin. This encourages natural skin renewal while allowing each session to be customized to your skin and goals.

Ultra can help improve the appearance of:

• Sun damage

• Hyperpigmentation

• Uneven skin tone

• Rough or dull texture

• Fine lines

• Loss of radiance

• Early signs of aging

Rather than focusing solely on isolated areas of pigmentation, Ultra supports renewal across the entire treatment area. This helps create a smoother, more even and refreshed-looking result.

It can also be used beyond the face—including the neck, chest, hands and other areas of the body affected by sun exposure, pigmentation or uneven texture.

More Than Pigment Correction

This is where Ultra truly stands apart.

While IPL is often selected to target a particular colour in the skin, Ultra offers several rejuvenating benefits within one treatment plan.

As pigmentation becomes more even-looking, the skin may also appear smoother and brighter. Fine lines can look softened, texture may become more refined and collagen renewal can help restore a fresh, healthy-looking quality to the complexion.

For clients who want to bring back their glow while addressing several concerns at once, Ultra offers a wonderfully comprehensive option.

Why We May Recommend a Series of Three Treatments

While the skin can look refreshed after one Ultra session, we typically recommend a series of three treatments for more progressive, visible renewal.

Each session builds upon the last, supporting continued improvement in:

• Pigmentation and sun damage

• Skin tone and clarity

• Texture and smoothness

• Fine lines

• Collagen renewal

• Overall radiance

This gradual approach helps create results that look refreshed and natural rather than sudden or overdone.

Your treatment intensity and schedule will be personalized according to your skin, goals and treatment area.

Is Ultra Significantly More Expensive Than IPL?

Many clients assume that choosing a fractional laser treatment will mean a dramatically higher investment. However, the cost difference between IPL and an Ultra treatment plan may be smaller than expected.

When considering value, it is important to look beyond the cost of a single appointment.

Ultra can address pigmentation, texture, fine lines, dullness and overall skin rejuvenation together. For clients with several overlapping concerns, investing in one comprehensive treatment plan may make more sense than approaching each concern separately.

Is LaseMD Ultra Right for You?

Ultra may be an excellent choice if you want to:

• Reduce the appearance of sun damage and hyperpigmentation

• Create a more even-looking skin tone

• Smooth and refine skin texture

• Soften the appearance of fine lines

• Revive dull or tired-looking skin

• Support collagen renewal

• Treat the face or another area of the body

• Achieve a healthy, refreshed glow

For clients seeking more complete skin renewal, LaseMD Ultra is often the treatment we recommend.

Bring Back Your Skin’s Natural Glow

Your skin deserves more than a quick fix. With a personalized series of LaseMD Ultra treatments, we can address visible pigmentation while supporting smoother texture, renewed radiance and healthier-looking skin overall.

Book your consultation at Floresta Spa to discover what LaseMD Ultra can do for your skin.

Individual experiences and results may vary. Treatment suitability, settings and recommended number of sessions are determined through consultation.