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I Am of South East Asian Heritage, and Had Very Dark Arms Because of Sun Damage, So I Started IPL Sessions and Have Blisters?

i am of south east asian heritage, and had very dark arms because of sun damage, so i started IPL sessions, had 7 sessins a month apart, i was getting very slow but sure results, yesterday i went in for treatment we increased setting to 10. After painful treatment i developed huge watery blisters, am convinced am burnt, a lot of dark purple patches , and this morning woke to even bigger blisters, they are closed till tomorrow, pls help?

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Burn from IPL

Yes, you have been burned from the IPL. Note that there are hundreds of brands of IPL machines, so the setting 10 doesn't mean a lot, as I don't know what brand of machine it was, but the setting was definitely too high and you've been burned, significantly. Potential longer term risks of burns from IPL include temporary or permanent hypo-pigmentation or hyper-pigmentation. My recommendations for treatment of burns in the skin are as follows: 1. Keep the areas clean by washing with a... more

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