A mains electricity (AC-powered) mobile (on wheels) device designed to produce strong, controlled flashes of filtered light in the wavelength range 400 - 1200nm [intense pulsed light (IPL)] for heat ablation of pigmented skin cells (selective photothermolysis) to treat multiple skin/pigmentation conditions. The device typically enables variation of treatment parameters (wavelength, duration of impulses, single/multiple impulses) for treatment of conditions such as acne, telangiectasia, pigmentation (freckles, sun spots, liver spots) and/or for hair reduction. It consists of a control unit with user interface display and control panel, and a wire-connected applicator.