Background: Photo-damaged skin is characterized not only by wrinkles and creases but also by epidermal and dermal atrophy, rough skin texture, irregular pigmentation, talengiectasis , laxity and enlarged pores. There is growing interest in the development of noninvasive methods to treat photo-damaged skin. Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), a non-coherent, broadband, pulsed light source is effective i...