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I Had my Second IPL Treatment 4 Weeks Ago. I Am Still Have Redness and the Sunburn Sensation- Normal?

asked 5 months ago by anon
Latest answer by F. Victor Rueckl, MD
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Tags: redness, 1 month post-op, normal, sunburn

I had my second IPL treatment about 4 weeks ago. I am still experiencing redness with the sunburn sensation on my l cheek. I am getting treated for a birthmark. Funny thing is that the birthmark area which required higher intensity is not even red. He treated the birthmark as well as surrounding areas. He did say that I could resume Ziana (acne med) right after which I found out was a big NO NO. Should these issues be resolving by now?

1 answer to I Had my Second IPL Treatment 4 Weeks Ago. I Am Still Have Redness and the Sunburn Sensation- Normal?

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Redness after IPL

I usually tell patients that they might experience minimal redness or swelling after an IPL, but never for as long as you are describing. My office has performed over 100,000 IPL treatments. The most I would say you should expect for a severely treated area like a birthmark, would be maybe 3 days of redness. And even that should be minimal redness, nothing too painful or stinging, if you're being treated correctly with the right number of passes and the right settings. I'm not... more
F. Victor Rueckl, MD

Las Vegas Dermatologist

www.lakesdermatology.com

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