IPL: Q&A
Ask a QuestionMany People Are Claiming IPL Causes Damage to Skin. What's the Real Truth?
I stumbled accross a support website for those who claim their skin has been damaged by the IPL procedure. Some say it has aged their skin considerably, left tiny indentations, or even lines where there weren't any previously. Many claim fat loss and sagging skin occurs 6 months to a year post-procedure. This is extremely worrisome considering I have already had 2 IPLs and am beginning to think this wasn't such a good idea. Can a doctor with some knowledge step up and address this?
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Tiki, your previous comments were removed, as I explained in the private message that I sent to you, because they violated our Community guidelines. As I said in the message, "You are always welcome to share your thoughts and experience on RealSelf, but we do need to ask that it is done in a respectful way to both other community members and to the doctors who volunteer on RealSelf."
It also might be of interest to note that IPL currently has a 56% Worth it Rating, based on 330 reviews.
130 community members rated it Not Worth It
167 community members rated it Worth It
33 are still in the "Undecided" phase.
As stated before, all comments are welcome as long as they adhere to our community guidelines which are pretty basic (click here to read them). It is important to us that RealSelf be a place were people feel comfortable sharing their experience (both pros and cons) without fear of personal attack, so being disrespectful to other community members will not be tolerated and comments that fall into that category will be removed. If that seems unreasonable to someone, RealSelf probably just isn't a good fit for them.