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No Results After First Photofacial?
asked 1 year ago by Toronto2979 in Toronto, ON
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
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Tags: female, redness, flaky, results
I went in to the clinic for my first photofacial 3 days ago extremely nervous after reading other people's postings. I figured my face would turn bright red and my skin would start to flake off within a day or two. Although I didn't want this to happen for the short term, I did want to see results. However, nothing happened at all. No redness, no flaking, nothing. I have fair, pinkish skin. I paid a lot of money for 6 of these treatments. Is it possible I will not see any results?
4 answers to No Results After First Photofacial?
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Photofacial
A lot of factors are at work here. First, your base color of skin and the type of problem you have is important. The darker you are, the more conservative the first treatment.
Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon
Danville Plastic Surgeon
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IPL requires multiple treatments and is typically no down-time
Photofacials or IPLs are explained to my patient (in most cases) as a no downtime procedure. Most patients can walk out of clinic with a little make-up after the procedure without any marked change in the skin. Typically, brown spots may turn darker and flake off a week after treatment, areas of redness may temporarily be more pink, but this fades quickly. Pronounced scaling/flaking of the skin is unusual unless IPL is combined during photodynamic therapy. IPL should...
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Melanie D. Palm, MD
San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon
San Diego Dermatologic Surgeon
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Photofacial should not cause redness and peeling
Photofacial should not cause redness and peeling. These are signs of overheating of the skin and are not necessary for good results.
Edward Lack, MD
Chicago Dermatologist
Chicago Dermatologist
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Results after a first photofacial
The first treatment with a laser or light device is as much therapeutic as it is diagnostic. We as physicians learn how your skin responds to the light treatments at the same time as we treat the skin to obtain results. An individual's skin varies in the amounts of sun damage and light sensitivity. So the settings of the laser or light device by necessity need to be more conservative on the first treatment so as to minimize the potential for burns or scars. With...
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