What Skin Tones are Not Appropriate for IPL?

I am asian. in the country I live there is no photofacial or IPL facilities!so if I want to do any treatment I should go abroad.it needs time and money which i can afford but at frist i should find out whether it is good for my skin or not?my skin is not as dark as the indians nor as white as the chiness.it is paled and a little bit tend to yellow.

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What skin type is inappropriate for IPL?

The only skin type that cannot be treated with IPL is type VI. The most important factor in the safety and effectiveness of the procedure is to do accurate skin typing of the patient, not just by visual inspection but by a thorough history and questionnaire. When the skin type is properly determined, the parameters of the IPL can be set in such a way as to protect the normal skin pigmentation with lower settings as well as cooling the skin during the procedure to minimize adverse... more

Skin Tones and IPL/ Photofacial

IPL or Photofacial treatments have been performed successfully on Asian Skin and some skin of color to treat brown spots, and prominent blood vessels. I would be cautious about just signing up for IPL treatments without first consulting with a practitioner who has experience treating the conditions you wish to improve in your skin. You'll want the consultant to review your skin care concerns, medical history, how your skin has responded to treatments in the past and determine if... more

What does IPL do?

I think the real question you should be asking is, "What do I need to treat my concerns?" Maybe IPL isn't even what you need. What are you trying to treat? What are your goals? IPL can be used in Asian skin, but very cautiously.

IPL for pigmented Skin

Intense Pulse Light or IPL utilizes a range of light wavelengths in a scattered fashion to treat brown spots, broken blood vessels, and unwanted hair. A byproduct of IPL is mild stimulation of collagen growth in the skin, hence the term Photofacial. It must be used with great care and at low settings for darker skin types (Fitzpatrick III-VI) due to the risk of melanocyte stimulation and transient inflammatory hyperpigmentation. When I treat patients with greater... more