Technology
BBL (BroadBand Light) is a filtered intense-light platform used to treat pigmentation, redness, and signs of sun damage in the skin.
BBL BroadBand Light photorejuvenation
BBL (BroadBand Light) is an intense pulsed light platform from Sciton. It sends filtered pulses of visible and infrared light into the skin. Unlike a single-wavelength laser, it gives off a broad band of light that can be shaped with interchangeable filters, so we can focus on the wavelengths that best suit your concern. That flexibility makes it a great fit for photorejuvenation: improving the visible effects of sun exposure and aging on the skin's surface. Treatments are performed by our senior laser technicians, under the medical direction of Dr. Gidon Frame.
Specific targets in your skin soak up the light energy. Brown pigment (melanin) absorbs it, and treated spots often darken for a few days before flaking away. The hemoglobin in small blood vessels absorbs it too, which can reduce visible redness and broken capillaries. Filters and adjustable settings let us tune each treatment toward pigment, redness or both, and to your skin type. Cooling at the handpiece protects the skin's surface while we work.
BBL is used on the face, neck, chest and backs of the hands for:
It works best on skin that hasn't been recently tanned, and each session is set carefully for your skin tone and concern. BBL is part of our pigmentation and sun-damage treatment and vascular and redness treatment.
Anti-Aging Medical & Laser Clinic
Anti-Aging Medical & Laser Clinic can help you explore this technology, related treatments, and connected concerns.
BBL's strength is its versatility. By changing filters and settings, one platform can be directed at pigment, redness or both, and adapted to different areas of the body. Treatments are typically quick, and many people go back to their day with little interruption. Results build over a series of sessions, and BBL fits well into a longer-term plan for sun-damaged skin. Daily sun protection from our online shop helps keep your results clear between visits.
BBL is performed by our senior laser technicians, under the medical direction of Dr. Gidon Frame. You'll wear protective eyewear throughout treatment, because the bright light can harm the eyes, and cooling at the handpiece protects the skin's surface.
Let darkened spots flake away on their own without picking, use gentle skincare, and avoid heat and sun on the area while it settles. Daily broad-spectrum sunscreen before and after your sessions protects your results.
This is not a complete list.
Related Treatments
Uses selected laser and light-based wavelengths, guided by assessment, to help address excess pigment, sun damage and uneven skin tone.
Uses selected laser and light-based wavelengths targeted at the blood in visible vessels to help reduce facial redness and broken capillaries.
Restores a softer, smoother, more even look to the backs of the hands by treating volume loss, prominent tendons and veins, sun spots and skin quality with a tailored combination of treatments.
Conditions It May Help Address
The relationship between a technology and a concern depends on the treatment plan, patient assessment, and how the technology is being used.
Acne is a skin condition that can affect people of all ages and skin types. Our physicians assess what is happening in your skin and help you choose an appropriate medical treatment, maintenance and preventive plan as well as your at-home skincare.
Darkened patches, spots and texture changes caused by excess pigment and cumulative sun exposure.
Hollowing or darkness beneath the eyes from shadowing, pigment, visible vessels, thin skin, or volume loss.
Persistent facial redness, flushing, visible vessels or rosacea-related bumps and sensitivity.
Small superficial veins that show as red, blue, or purple lines on the legs.
Thinning skin, more visible veins and tendons, spots, and reduced fullness on the backs of the hands.
Talk with Anti-Aging Clinic about your goals and the options that may be worth exploring.
Anti-Aging Medical & Laser Clinic
BBL is one of several light and laser platforms at our clinic, alongside HALO, PicoWay and Clarity II. That range means your plan can match the technology to your skin tone and concern, and combine treatments where it helps. BBL also underpins our Forever Young BBL maintenance approach and Forever Clear BBL for active acne.
All treatments are delivered within our physician-led clinic in Kitsilano, under the medical direction of Dr. Gidon Frame. We've provided physician-led care in Vancouver since 2003.
Your consultation. You'll meet one of our senior laser technicians or cosmetic health and skincare advisors, who looks at your skin type, sun exposure and goals and plans your sessions with you. Cosmetic consultations are complimentary.
FAQ
Most people go back to their day soon after treatment. Expect some redness and warmth, and brown spots usually darken before flaking away over several days. We'll give you aftercare instructions so your skin settles comfortably.
BBL is an intense pulsed light device. A laser uses a single wavelength, while BBL emits a broad band of light that's shaped with filters, so one platform can be tuned toward different targets such as pigment or redness.
That's expected. The treated pigment rises toward the surface and usually flakes away over several days. It's important not to pick at the treated areas, and your aftercare instructions explain how to look after them.
BBL can be used for many skin tones, with settings chosen carefully for yours. Darker and recently tanned skin is more prone to pigment change, so your skin type is assessed closely first. If another option suits your skin better, such as one of our lasers, we'll recommend it.
Most concerns are treated over a series of sessions, with results building gradually. The number depends on your skin and the concern, and we'll plan it with you at your consultation.
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