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Slight Peel to Remove Brown Patches After IPL?

asked 3 years ago by Aldrich in henderson nevada
Latest answer by Don Mehrabi, MD
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Tags: burn

My aesthetician burned my left cheek after doing IPL. Brown patch became more noticeable after 3 weeks. She did a slight peel on my cheek. Is this safe and would this remove the brown marks on my face?

1 answer to Slight Peel to Remove Brown Patches After IPL?

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A peel may be helpful, but using a bleaching cream and waiting it out is your best treatment

Thank you for your question. Unfortunately your burn left you with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Chemical peels and lasers don't work particularly well for this type of hyperpigmentation. Rather, time is the best treatment, and concomitant treatment with a bleaching cream might be the best way to get this area to fade quicker. In my experience, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation from chemical peels, lasers, and other treatments takes 1-4 months to resolve, but it does resolve... more
Don Mehrabi, MD

Beverly Hills Dermatologist

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