I had IPL treatment on my lower legs about a week ago and my skin had a terrible reaction, it did’nt hurt or sting even no blisters just a terrible reaction from the laser, first it was red bumps everywhere and was itchy and a week after im left with brown pigmentation on my legs everywhere, is this going to scar forever? What should i do to treat it. Please Help
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Answer: This can be treated by doing chemical peels to help even out the pigmentation caused by the laser
Such a great question, Thank you for asking. Our suggestion is to do them at separate visits for best results. It also gives us time to monitor how your skin is responding to the treatments. We suggest first getting IPL then waiting several weeks between appointments to do microneedling.
It is quite possible to reduce and even eliminate some facial blood vessels with the use of non-bruising settings on the V-beam laser. Some vessels though are wider in diameter than others and may require some bruising for the Vbeam laser to be effective. The bruise lasts ten or more days but as...
I would not recommend the use of a sauna post IPL. Heat causes the dilatation, or opening up of the veins, which is the opposite of what we are trying to accomplish. I would avoid the sauna all together while doing your IPL treatments. You can resume 2 weeks after your last treatment, for the b...