there are no legal restrictions as far as i know requiring them not to call IPLs lasers. they ARE lasers in a sense, they’re just not specifically HAIR REMOVAL LASERS. They’re basically “general” lasers that do all types of procedures, including hair removal. The problem is that most of them don’t do HAIR REMOVAL well because that’s not their main purpose, as it is with true hair removal lasers. The IPLs like some Palomar ones are specifically made for hair removal, so they’re a bit better. But most of the time you’d be in better hands with a true hair removal laser.
oh, and what they say about IPLs being so great is all sales, often reiterating what the IPL salesman told them when they purchased the machine.