How Long Between Photo Facial Treatments?

It is most common to perform IPL treatments for sun damage. When treating sun damage, the IPL or laser treatment heats up and destroys skin cells that contain the pigment being targeted. Once these skin cells have been destroyed, they rise to the surface of the skin and flake off. The process of these skin cells coming to the surface can take several weeks and you want to wait until this process is complete before having another treatment. This is the reason for a 4 week interval between... more

Be aware that there are many different laser companies that offer FotoFacial or photofacial treatments. FotoFacials, or intense pulse light treatments are effective for pigmentation and telangiectasias or broken capillaries. If your IPL laser also uses radiofrequency, then you may notice some smoothing of the skin as well. You should have a consultation with a plastic surgeon to evaluate your skin type to determine how long between treatments. If you are lighter skinned and not... more

The average amount of time to wait between Photo facial treatments is 3 to 4 weeks. The light from the Photo facial targets the darkened cells in the skin causing them to heat up and be destroyed. Next the damaged cells then rise to the surface and slough off. That process takes 3 weeks on average to complete. Once complete, the treatment is the repeated for a total of 3 to 5 treatments.

I commonly plan to treat patients every 3 weeks and in some patients a 2 week interval is acceptable. It depends on the energy of the treatment and the patient resonse. All the best, Rian A. Maercks M.D.

Typically patients should wait 4-6 weeks to allow for recovery and optimization of results.Patients can often see continuing improvements for 3-6 months. 

Good timing for photo facials is every 4 to 6 weeks while treating existing browns and reds.  You may need some upkeep sessions every 6 to 12 months afterwards. Interestingly we constantly see that our photo facial patients also have some decreased facial wrinkling and a smoother, finer texture of the skin after their photo facial treatments.  That is a very nice added benefit from the deeply penetrating IPL light stimulating collagen synthesis in the dermis. The best... more

We recommend waiting 3-4 weeks between IPL - Photofacial treatments.  This gives your skin a chance to fuly recover and heal between treatments.  You can also wait longer between treatments but the results may not be as cumulative.

The time between photofacial treatments varies on the patient and the depth of the treatment. However, it is generally 3 weeks.

Typically, it is recommended that photo facial treatments be performed in 2-3 week intervals. We usually space treatments for pigmented lesions two weeks apart and treatments for vascular lesions or rosacea three weeks apart. This is because it takes slightly longer for the body to process the vascular cells than the hyperpigmented cells, and also because these skin conditions may be more sensitive. However, there may be slight variances in the recommended spacing for treatments based upon... more

Thanks for your question. It is customary to wait around 4 weeks between each Fotofacial IPL treatment. If you had any inflammation or darkness resulting from the previous treatment, you will want to wait longer for these areas to resolve before doing another treatment. Good luck!

The time between photo facials depends on the laser used, treated condition and skin type. Darker skin type usually requires more recovery time and a longer break between the treatments. Light skin is safe to treat every 3 weeks, as long as all the crusting and pigmentation flakes off on time. Many times the photo facials are combined with mild chemical peels or microdermabrasion. In this case you need to allow 2 weeks after the peel before you can do another photo facial....