Can IPL treat post inflammatory hyperpigmentation's from acne?

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A: IPL may not help post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation

Don Mehrabi, MD

The inflammatory hyperpigmentation from acne will almost always fade on its own in usually 1-3 months (longer if darker or with asian skin). In my honest opinion, it would be a waste to try to remove this hyperpigmentation with IPL or any other laser as they don't practically work for post-inflammatory... more

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ludwig
3 posts
19 Feb 2009

Thank you for you fast reply! Yes I understand the hyperpigmentation will heal itself if I don't touch or try to pick them. And they actually heal pretty quick. I apologize but I forgot to mention that the ones I touched are well over 6 months old and they are not even faded slightly.

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