Scarsdale IPL doctors
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Jessica J. Krant, MD, MPH
Manhattan Dermatologic Surgeon
860 Fifth Avenue Ground Floor, New York |
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Lawrence Bass, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
568 Park Ave, New York |
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Debbie Palmer, DO
Scarsdale Dermatologist
2 Overhill Rd Ste 330, Scarsdale |
Recent Answers
Hello, I recently had an ipl treatment for redness and some broken capillaries on my nose. Can I use a vitamin c serum or a serum containing licorice root extract after the treatment? Will the vit C or the licorice root repair the blood capillaries that the ipl treatment is supposed to damage and make disappear i.e. Be counterproductive to the wanted desired results? Or will it just repair the damaged dermis and cause a desired effect of less redness and less visible blood capillaries?
Malaysia,
I am not sure what your goal is in trying to put Vitamin C on your nose after IPL. I would rather recommend that you use sunscreen and stay out of sun for a month or two while the IPL results are taking effect. After that, you can use antioxidants and continue to work on reversing more sun damage.
I did the IPL last month and didn't see much difference. Will additional treatments improve my face?
Mary,
It's not that second and third IPL treatments are necessary, but it is common and expected that your first treatment may yield mild results. Patients are often disappointed in the lack of dramatic improvement, but it's important to know that once settings are shown to be safe, the IPL treatments can get more dramatic with more visible results on the way. Don't give up, but do tell your dermatologist or plastic surgeon that you feel the results were mild and you are prepared to go further.
