I-IPL imele ukukhanya kwe-pulsed okukhulu.Ukwelashwa kwe-IPL kuvame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-photon rejuvenation, noma i-Photofacial, ngoba isebenzisa “ukubola okukhethiwe kwe-photothermal” ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.Ukubola kwe-Photothermal kuyinqubo lapho i-laser ye-IPL iguqula amandla okukhanya abe amandla okushisa futhi icubungule izinwele ezingafuneki nezimibalabala zesikhumba ngaphandle kokulimaza indawo yesikhumba.Ukwelashwa kwe-IPL akuhlaseli futhi akudingi isikhathi sokuphumula.