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Is IPL advisable for people over 65 with skin that is thin?

Bought 4 treatment with IPL from a spa. Injections will be done by technician, not doctor.

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Dr. F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam)
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Answered on Feb 27, 2014
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