I went to treat broken capillaries, sun damage and hyperpigmentation from acne scars. I was sold 3 BBL treatments for $1200. I don’t see hardly any difference from the first treatment. Some ppl report swelling, sunburn like reaction, dark pigmentation coming to the surface, etc. I’m worried that the laser was not set strong enough to give results. Should I continue with the next three? Before and after below.
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BBL and IPL treatments can target brown and red tones in your skin and bring them to the surface. They will not help with the texture of your skin or scaring. For scaring and texture, I often recommend some resurfacing treatments with a laser or micro-needling. Since you are prone to h...
I am so sorry you had this complication. From the photos it looks like you have second degree burns following your BBL. Darker complexion patients can be treated safely with BBL but it requires in depth knowledge of correct settings and adaptors. At this point I would suggest you see a physician...
Having a lot of experience with both devices, I am partial to BBL over the excel v for brown spots. On the other hand, I greatly prefer the excel v for blood vessels. The reasons are this: the BBL technique is a multi pass technique which helps to avoid what we call stamping ( areas of...
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