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Write a Review8 IPL treatments over 3 years, an excellent procedure for sun damaged fair skin
- P13_ski
- posted 2 years ago
- updated 9 months ago
- Worth It
- Cost: $1,400
- Results Laser (Sydney, Australia)
Pros: good for clearing sun pigmentation on light...
- 9 Oct 2010
Pros: good for clearing sun pigmentation on light skin people. Can be performed by well trained non-medical staff (so no extra fees). No down time (skin looks a bit dirty for a week but not really noticeable). Tends to even out skin texture as a side benefit. Safe and relatively painless. Cons: A bit painful around sensitive parts the first session. You need to wear sunscreen every day after or you lose the benefits. Tends to target the pigment a bit unevenly, unlike lasers, so you really need at least 3 treatments. Takes a week (2 weeks on the body) for skin to renew. I got it because I wanted to even out my skin tone with no down time. I'm happy with the results. I will do another session, and then maybe one per year to maintain the results. I'm also undertaking to do chest and arms with good results.
I've now undertaken 5 IPL treatments face,...
- 16 Mar 2011
I correct what I said about pain. As my clinician gradually upped the dosage, it got so painful at times I wanted to jump off the table. But I knew it would be worth it.
IPL didn't achieve fully clear skin with me, the final result was subdued, gentle beige freckling which is actually a more pleasant, natural colour for my complexion. I saw some party photos recently and my skin looks healthy and glowing.
I give IPL full thumbs up if you're of Irish complexion, and living in a country where sun damage is really hard to avoid. At the very least I'm now wearing daily SPF 30 sunblock on all exposed skin, and that has to be a plus.
I added another photo 6 months after finishing the...
- 22 Sep 2011
There's also been a lot of scare postings on Realself claiming that invisible damage will present itself long after treatment. I find no evidence of this.
Had another maintenance IPL treatment of full face...
- 7 Sep 2012
The proc was $200 though it's a special ongoing rate, so it would normally be $250. I have it pretty much on max setting.
As always I haven't discovered any negative effects of IPL, and my face looks much fresher and clearer.
I mentioned to my clinician about some reports of burning and damage on Realself. She admitted that the problem is the practice is currently unregulated in my country, and there are incompetent practitioners doing it and burning people. She noted that she personally had to train for 3 years to do IPL.
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In your case, I don't think IPL will help much with loss of elasticity due to sun damage, sorry to say. I really don't think fair skinned Australians have any specific method of fixing that, apart from prevention which is really hard to do given the intensity of the sun and the outdoor lifestyle. We just put up with aging faster I guess.
I didn't give your experience a scathing review. I gave your advice that IPL is dangerous for everyone a scathing one. It's not. IPL is great for some people, maybe even those people you scared away.
I can appreciate that your IPL may have damaged your skin, though I think it's still unknown. To be honest I got burnt by some faulty equipment my first time, as was shown by some whitish lines on my shoulder, but the skin never appeared to take any deep damage, and the pigment difference is gone now.
Good luck with your crusade any way. I still recommend IPL to lots of people.
Sadly you gave my experience a scathing review. But I wanted to know your updates now that you're up at your year and a half review.
Thanks-
- Julia
It appears that your jawline has changed. Is this a trick of the light?
Jawline... it might have changed a bit due to losing weight.
i guess IPL is good for bright skin not for all people.
Amazing results. Congrats and thx for sharing