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Grayness After IPL

asked 1 year ago by London5246 in London, H9
Latest answer by Emily Altman, MD
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Tags: chin, neck, facial hair, gray, PCOS

Hi I suffer from PCOS so I used IPL treatment for 2 years to reduce facial hair. After the treatment you are required to shave the hair. After the 1st treatment this left a grey appearance so it looked like I was shaving the skin. I am of pakistani origin. I have not used IPL for 3 years & still have the grey shaved appearance on the neck and chin area which is very embarrassing to live with. Any idea how I can get rid of this.I did think it was acne scars but they cant be grey.

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Grayness after IPL

It would be very helpful to see a photo of the condition you are describing, however I can think of two possibilities where grey hyperpigmentation can appear after IPL. 1. Acne scars can indeed be gray if you have had minocycline treatment for your acne.  Minocycline can deposit as gray granules in the skin or sometimes as diffuse grey discoloration in some acne patients.  If the IPL removes the hair that was masking that pigmentation, it would become more visible. 2.... more
Emily Altman, MD

Short Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

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