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So I'm Dr. Sruti Akella and I am an oculofacial plastic surgeon here at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

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IPL stands for Intense Pulsed Light. It's basically a mechanism of delivering intense light and heat therapy. So based on different uses of the IPL, we can stimulate collagen production in the skin.

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We can also remove unwanted, sort of signs of aging like pigmentation or vein, unsightly veins, things like that.

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So I perform IPL for dry eye therapy. I also perform IPL for chalazion which are the lumps and bumps that you commonly get on your eyelids. We also offer a type of what we call like a lunchtime facial, which would be ResurFX which is again IPL therapy.

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But it works to stimulate collagen production and gives you that, sort of glowy appearance.

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Photofractional IPL is ideal for patients who want to get rid of pigmentation. Like maybe you spend a little bit too much time in the sun this summer. You have some sun spots and dark spots and so it's really great for that.

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It's also great if you have a little bit of superficial scarring, maybe acne scars. And then if you have some, vascular lesions like little cherry red spots.

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as an ocular facial plastic surgeon, I have undergone an additional two years of training in plastic surgery dedicated only to the area around your eyes and your forehead. I don't operate on any part of the body, so I've spent this extra time really developing finesse with all the complicated layers of the eyelid and the fat compartments to sort of give you the best possible outcome for your surgery.

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As ocular facial plastic surgeons, we are also the only plastic surgeons that also have training in ophthalmology. So if you have any issues after surgery, like with dry eye or with vision changes, although those are very rare, we can certainly help treat those.