Montclair IPL doctors
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Emily Altman, MD
Short Hills Dermatologic Surgeon
349 E. Northfield Road Suite LL7, Livingston |
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Barry E. DiBernardo, MD
Montclair Plastic Surgeon
29 Park Street, Montclair |
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Sheila Bond, MD
Montclair Plastic Surgeon
39 S Fullerton Ave 3rd Fl, Montclair |
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Paul J. Loverme, MD
Verona Plastic Surgeon
825 Bloomfield Ave Ste 205, Verona |
Recent Answers
Today I had my first IPL treatment to treat mild acne(to kill bacteria), I noticed there are a few freckles rise to the surface.Will they fade away? Will hydroquinone helps?
Most likely the settings that treat acne, which are in the lower range of visible light, have also treated your freckles. The first thing that happens when freckles are treated with IPL is they get darker, then they break up usually into what is called "coffee grounds" and then fade. And some will disappear.
I had my first IPL treatment about 4 weeks ago on my arms. After about 3 weeks all the dark areas flaked off but left me with grid/track marks on my skin. I never had blistering, so I don't think my skin has been burned. Went back to see the dr. and he said the track marks are because I had a "sheet" of hyperpigmentation across my arms. He also said a 2nd/3rd treatment would remove the lines where the first IPL missed. Would this be safe to do or will the lighter areas get even lighter?
The question is whether the hyperpigmentation is darker than your skin was previously or just the dark areas that were not appropriately covered by the IPL treatment that remained dark after your skin was lightened by the treatment.
If they are just remaining dark areas, the handpiece was probably not placed close enough when the next pulse was delivered. The handpiece has to be placed immediately adjacent to the previous pulse, but not overlapping as overlap can result in a burn.
If it is the remaining pigmentation, I would suggest a test spot before the following treatment. If the hyperpigmentation is darker than the skin was previously, I would be very cautious about the next treatment as more hyperpigmentation may result.
Make sure that you have not had sun exposure to the areas that were or are about to be treated for at least 6 weeks prior to treatment.
I'm wondering if it would be safe for me to receive IPL laser hair removal treatment on my leg (knee area) if I have had an ACL reconstruction and suspect I have metal screws around my knee? Will it caused some sort of burn/disconfort? Thanks!
IPL reaches to the deep dermis and the superficial subcutaneous fat layer. Appliances such as metal screws are usually deeper than that, at the bony structures under the muscle. It is safe to have IPL done in those areas.
For external fixating devices (ones on the outside of the skin), they would need to be covered and avoided so that the light does not reflect from them.



