First IPL photofacial yesterday. Confused by what I was told at derm’s office compared to research.No redness after treatment, ,a few dark spots popped up.No pain, swelling, or bruising. I read that this can be used for brown spots, enlarged pores, rosacea, spider veins & wrinkles. Aesthetician said it wouldn’t help pores or wrinkles. She said we were doing whole face, but did not. Did I get the wrong procedure, an incomplete procedure, or was I expecting more than an IPL can provide? Thank you
August 1, 2020
Answer: Uses of IPL? Intense Pulse Light (IPL) Treatments are usually used to treat red and brown spots it also helps skin rejuvenation.
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August 1, 2020
Answer: Uses of IPL? Intense Pulse Light (IPL) Treatments are usually used to treat red and brown spots it also helps skin rejuvenation.
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August 4, 2020
Answer: IPL Laser Thank you for your question. A good way to look at what the IPL laser does is that it treats "reds" and "browns". IPL can help with background redness, rosacea, and diffuse freckling. It will likely not help with any larger discrete brown spots and will not help with pore size or wrinkles. If the esthetician did not do your full face when she said she was going to then it does sound like you didn't get the full procedure. In terms of the "downtime" of the IPL, you may experience a sunburn like appearance, "peppering" which is your dark spots/freckles getting darker, as well as possibilities of pain/swelling. These are all just POSSIBLE side effects but doesn't mean they are going to happen. If you didn't have these side effects that doesn't mean your treatment wasn't beneficial either. Likely since it was your first treatment, the esthetician wanted to see how your skin would react and didn't have the settings too high so they wouldn't cause any burns. IPL works best in a series so the more treatments you get, the more results you will see and they will likely bump up your treatment settings as well. Hope this helps!
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August 4, 2020
Answer: IPL Laser Thank you for your question. A good way to look at what the IPL laser does is that it treats "reds" and "browns". IPL can help with background redness, rosacea, and diffuse freckling. It will likely not help with any larger discrete brown spots and will not help with pore size or wrinkles. If the esthetician did not do your full face when she said she was going to then it does sound like you didn't get the full procedure. In terms of the "downtime" of the IPL, you may experience a sunburn like appearance, "peppering" which is your dark spots/freckles getting darker, as well as possibilities of pain/swelling. These are all just POSSIBLE side effects but doesn't mean they are going to happen. If you didn't have these side effects that doesn't mean your treatment wasn't beneficial either. Likely since it was your first treatment, the esthetician wanted to see how your skin would react and didn't have the settings too high so they wouldn't cause any burns. IPL works best in a series so the more treatments you get, the more results you will see and they will likely bump up your treatment settings as well. Hope this helps!
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