Torrance IPL doctors
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Harold J. Kaplan, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon
23211 Hawthorne Blvd. Suite 200, Torrance |
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Edgar Franklin Fincher, MD, PhD
Beverly Hills Dermatologic Surgeon
421 N. Rodeo Dr 2nd Floor Terrace Level, Beverly Hills |
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Susan Goodlerner, MD
Torrance Dermatologist
23451 Madison Street, Bldg. 7 Suite 330, Torrance |
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Karyn Grossman, MD
Santa Monica Dermatologist
1301 20th St Ste 350, Santa Monica |
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Christine A. Petti, MD
Torrance Plastic Surgeon
3400 W Lomita Blvd Suite 307, Torrance |
Recent Answers
I had my first laser hair removal (full arms) yesterday. The tech said she was using IPL. I'm Asian with light brown skin and dark hair. The right arm looks okay but I have these burn marks to the top of my left forearm. Now I couldn't go out because I look like grilled steak! She gave me a tube of neosporin before I left to apply to the area. I've also applied cold compress and aloe vera because I was initially feeling some burning sensation. She said the marks are temporary and should disappear within 24 hours. But they look worse than yesterday to me. Will these marks go away?! What can I apply to the area to help with the healing process? Please help... Thanks.
Hello. This is very disheartening to hear of your experience. The marks should go away (with time and possible intervention), but the person you are speaking with about the situation is drastically underestimating the severity of it. You need to keep to keep the area covered from sunlight and well moisturized while it is recovering. If the person that treated you is not a physician, please ask to be evaluated by the Medical Director if this has not already been offered to you.
We would not recommend any more laser treatments with this practice as what you are seeing is highly unusual and considered an adverse outcome. This type of side effect is exactly the reason why we are outspoken about the risks of using IPL treatments vs. medical lasers.
In addition, your skin type and ethnicity makes IPL treatments even more of a concern. One should not have to trade safety for efficacy or vice versa. In our opinion, and with years of practice, we believe class IV medical lasers offer a safer, more predictable outcome for hair removal for all skin types. Of course, the knowledge and experience of the one administering the treatment (whether IPL or laser) is of utmost importance.
With almost all Asians we use a Lumenis Lightsheer laser for hair removal.
I had 7 IPL treatments...I was "zapped" quite a lot each time... I would have lots of facial swelling and a couple of times there were blisters...Within a couple of weeks, my hair starting falling out...Now, I can visibly see the thinning on top... Is it possible for your hair to fall out... But more importantly, will it grow back...
Hi SS. Are you stating that your hair is falling out in an area that is separate from the treatment area? An IPL treatment would only cause you to lose hair if you were being treated in that area for laser hair removal. You would not lose hair in a separate area because of the IPL.
By the way, the person doing your treatments should not be blistering you during the treatment. You should find another practitioner as this is not the desired outcome.
After getting laser therapy done to remove some sun spots, there is one area where coffee grounds appeared and sloughed off but there is still some pigment left and not sure if it's just me, but it seems like it's a little darker than before? I was doing some research and came across Lumnaskin as being the #1 product to help lighten sun spots, melasma, etc. Does this really work or is there something better? Lumnaskin or Meladerm. Which one is more effective?
Hi LWK. If you are looking to remove more stubborn pigment (sun damage related) then an IPL is not the "big guns". Q-switched lasers are the same type that remove tattoos and birthmarks so permanently removing pigment from sun damage is easy using these lasers.
If the pigment is from Melasma - very different than sun damage - then you would want to go with a high strength hydroquinone (HQ) product. We use 8% medicated HQ pads in our practice. Our pads do not contain Retin A so are much easier to use than products that do contain Retin A. Hope this helps.
