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I Had a Photo-facial and my Pigmentation is Not Turning Dark Why?
asked 7 months ago by irinafashion in Fort Myers, FL
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 146 times
Tags: pigmentation
I am not seeing any difference. I have had a photo-facial before and everything turned dark and within 2 weeks my skin looked beautiful. I am on Re-tin A, will this make a difference for the treatment not working? She used a numbing cream so I never felt like my skin was sunburned either.
3 answers to I Had a Photo-facial and my Pigmentation is Not Turning Dark Why?
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Photofacial
Your pigment may be very deep, or the setting was very low, and not effective. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon
Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Fotofacial works if you are using Retin-A
It sounds like the settings just weren't high enough for you. That happens sometimes. It is best to go right back in the next week or so after this happens, so you can show your doctor that nothing happened.
If I do the treatment to one of my patients, and nothing happens, I repeat the treatment for no additional charge.
It's great that you are using Retin-A, that is the best topical anti-aging treatment. That's not why the...
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Anne Marie McNeill, MD
Newport Beach Dermatologist
Newport Beach Dermatologist
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Some Fotofacial operators turn the energy down so much that nothing happens.
While this makes for an extremely safe treatment, you essentially do not get a result. I have stopped using a nurse to perform fotofacial. I simply found that they did not get a good treatment result. To get the most from fotofacial the parameters must be adjusted for you based on how your skin is reacting in real time. The goal is to leave the skin a bit red at the end of the service. From your photo, you should be an excellent candidate for fotofacial. I...
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