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What's Better for Dull, Uneven Skin, Acne and Sunspots, a Peel or IPL? (photo)
I'm 37 with light skin and some skin laxity. I have adult acne, no acne scarring, and tend to redden around my nose and mouth. I've had one Vitalize peel, which went well and helped with texture, but didn't do much for the issues I mention above. I'm wondering what the best use of my funds is - continue with a course of Vitalize peels, deeper peels, or a course of IPL treatments?
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jojo_cc
in Los Angeles, CA
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IPL for dull skin and sun spots
Use your funds for a course of IPL treatments that will help with redness and will stimulate some collagen. You should see a dermatologist to help control your acne with topical prescription medication.
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IPL or Peel for uneven skin
Based on your pictures, I would choose a combination of Microdermabrasions and IPL sessions. They will work together to improve all your concerns, with little or no downtime. The microdermabrasion will keep your skin clear (help prevent acne and buildup) while the IPL will work on the sun spots and the redness you mentioned. IPL is exceptionally effective at removing brown pigmented lesions such as age spots, sun spots, freckles and Melasma as well as diffuse redness such...
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Dull uneven skin sunspots and acne
It is hard to treat all of the above (Dull uneven skin, sun spots and acne) with one method.
For the sunspots (yours seem to be a combination of redness and pigmentation) IPL treatments would be very useful. The Aurora by Syneron would be a good choice.
It is unclear from your photos if you have a mild case of Rosacea (and Acne Rosacea). The IPL would be quite useful for Rosacea also.
Your acne seems to be mild. It would probably respond to medical treatment.
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I would recommend IPL
Based on your pictures, I would also note (and I'm sorry!) that you have a red, uneven skin coloring. I would suggest that IPL would be wonderful for you. Fair-skinned people with general tone and texture problems do very well with IPL. I would seek an experienced office (as in they have done at least a few thousand IPLs!) with different modalities (i.e., a few different machines) so that they can address multiple areas of concern for you. I prefer the Syneron FotoFacial SR/SRA machines...
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