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Will the Burn Marks Disappear on my Leg After IPL Treatment?

I had IPL treatment on 16 April 11, nearly two weeks, the burn marks are getting darker, no sign of disappearance. I extremely concern these will brand on my leg Permanently. Any advice on this? Indeed appreciate your feedback.

1 Doctor Answer | Asked by kas116 in Auckland
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Only time will tell

From the pictures of your leg it seems that you had an intense reaction to the treatment. Few possible reasons to that type of reaction. If you were exposed to sunlight, tanning beds or any treatment that increases the pigment of your skin the reaction to the IPL treatment is more intense and can cause burns. Another possibility is that the intensity ,duration or the energy  delivered during the treatment was to high for your skin type and created a severe reaction and a burn. You... more

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Comments (2)

burn 13 Aug 2012
Pleas upload a new picture of your leg... Same thing happened to me a few months ago and i'm worry that I'm going to have scars.
thanks.
Megan P (Community Manager) 14 Aug 2012

I'm so sorry to hear the same thing happened to you. Unfortunately we don't have the option of updating photos on a Q&A, however if you both would like to start reviews then you can upload as many photos as you would like, and update it as things change.

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