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Are My IPL Treatments Being Administered Correctly?

asked 11 months ago by justlisa in perth
Latest answer by Mark Taylor, MD
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Tags: machine, technique, treatment

Im currently having IPL and Im not sure she is using the machine correctly. I've had it done before and would feel a flick from the machine. She is pulling it away from the skin when it beeps and then flashes . I thought it would be more effective left on the skin? Is there more advanced machines out there where you dont need to leave it on the skin? I've paid alot of money and want to know that it isn't being wasted and have no results at the end.

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Make certain you are getting treatments from an experienced doctor using the best IPL device available.

To achieve excellent result with IPL, you need to have treatments performed with the best IPL devices available and with an experienced expert skin specialty physician and/or closely supervised paramedical professional who is supervised by an expert physician. In recent years, laser companies have produced IPL's for the medispa market. In my opinion, many of these IPL's are "Toy IPl's" produced to be safely operated by inexperience people. These... more
Mark Taylor, MD

Salt Lake City Dermatologic Surgeon

www.gatewaylasercenter.com

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