IPL, also known as photofacials, does not treat all the things you have listed. It is a great treatment for freckles and sunspots. It also treats redness and broken blood vessels. It will remove some of the redness from newer stretch marks and fade it to white, but it will not completely... more
IPL for multiple skin problems?
I am from South Africa and I am doing some research on IPL. My question is can an IPL machine really remove hair, tattoos, blemishes, stretch marks etc? I was told it can do all these. Is this true? Please could some one help me?
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13 Sep 2009
Hello Nosheel! You might be interested in reading this question, too: What is IPL Laser?