Should I Proceed with my 3rd IPL Treatment Even Though my Results Are Very Poor So Far? (photo)

I would hold of on the 3rd treatment until you discuss your results with the physician over seeing your treatments. It seems that the energy during your treatments is higher then needs to be for your skin type. Avoid exposure to the sun in the mean time until you heal from the scabs. If you do not feel comfortable seek another physician to evaluate your condition. Best of luck!

I would recommend you getting on a topical regimen like Hydroquinone 4%, at least, nightly. Please be very careful of sun exposure and wear sunscreen (at least spf30 daily). Wait another 8 weeks before going back to another treatment. Kojic acid during the daytime (before your sunscreen application) can also aid in the lightening of the brown discolorations on your skin. I would also recommend whomever is treating you to decrease the settings. It looks like they... more

First, I know what the Triniti series is, but because of your question I'm unsure if you just did the IPL (FotoFacial) that day, or all three of the treatments together? I have to say that I have concerns, and the results after the 2nd one actually appear to be burns, not just coffee grounds. Coffee grounds should be expected from IPL, which is the pigment rising to the surface and then sluffing off. It looks like of gross and sticky, but it's actually pigment rising out of the skin,... more