sorry! I know how you feel! you sound like me and my experience! I had the 3 IPL's ! the first 2 went fine! the 3rd one she upped the heat significantly! I had swelling and burning in my face immediately! but no blistering! my rosacea was inflammed! this was over 2 months! I am having nerve damage and burning sensations throughout my body that I never had! I cannot tolerate anything on my skin! I even have marks on my skin thalt looks like the head of the device! and the other cheek looks kind of like an orange peel! went back and of course they denied this and tried to show me pictures of me before that I already had these marks! BS!!! It obviously shows a laser tracking marks! what worries me know are the burning sensationns throughout my body! wonder If I should consider litigation???
The Medspa PA burned me too at my 3rd procedure! I can still feel the sting ! T+hey didn't want to hear anything negative! Just defended themselves, took pictures and come back in 6 weeks! Never did they offer any help to ease it! Didn't want to admit she burned me!really sick over it and people in general!
She really didn't say too much! +But she said it didn't appear to be *burned! When I got at the office my cheeks were bright red from just driving a few miles! I had suncreen piled on to the max too! she said it looked like rosecea and gave me a script for Finicea! My next appt is in 2 months! She is hoping the medication will help with the hypergimention too! I said to her "Isn't the IPL suppose to help with the rosecea?" She looked at me like yea But..... lol not in your case :P +The marks are somewhat fading but I have the red cheek and hyperpigmention! I don't know how I am to stay out of the sun completely! because the sun seems to really aggravate my condition! even with a high SPF! ANY SUGGESTIONS?
I went to my appt today and the PA kind of got defensive with me at first! Telling me I signed something that said the healing time can take 6 to 8 weeks! Never really admitted that she set the setting too high! kind of said it was normal to go higher the 3rd time around! But she admitted she would not do it that high again because of my redness and swelling! do not know if the extra pigmentation will fade or not! she took more pics and told me to come back in weeks to see any improvement! I felt she spent more time defending herself that reassuring ME! She also said since she went deeper with the setting that the pigmentation was still coming up! She did not agree with me using the term agressive lol! then what should i call it? Nonetheless I called my dermatologist and have an appt tomorrow ! at least maybe I can get some real answers! fingers crossed
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Posted to I had 3 IPLs! and on the 3rd the setting was way higher and its been 2 weeks and my cheeks are still red and I have some marks! on 11 Apr 2012
cveroleyva- I forgot to mention that I am also using pro heal serum from is clinical It seems to calm things down a bit! good stuff
Posted to Very Comfortable Experience, Now Have Permanent Damage.. - New York, NY on 8 Apr 2012
sorry! I know how you feel! you sound like me and my experience! I had the 3 IPL's ! the first 2 went fine! the 3rd one she upped the heat significantly! I had swelling and burning in my face immediately! but no blistering! my rosacea was inflammed! this was over 2 months! I am having nerve damage and burning sensations throughout my body that I never had! I cannot tolerate anything on my skin! I even have marks on my skin thalt looks like the head of the device! and the other cheek looks kind of like an orange peel! went back and of course they denied this and tried to show me pictures of me before that I already had these marks! BS!!! It obviously shows a laser tracking marks! what worries me know are the burning sensationns throughout my body! wonder If I should consider litigation???
Posted to DO NOT Get an IPL - Evansville, IN on 24 Feb 2012
Posted to I had 3 IPLs! and on the 3rd the setting was way higher and its been 2 weeks and my cheeks are still red and I have some marks! on 24 Feb 2012
Posted to I had 3 IPLs! and on the 3rd the setting was way higher and its been 2 weeks and my cheeks are still red and I have some marks! on 22 Feb 2012