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Is Extreme and Increasingly Worsening Facial Swelling Normal After IPL Treatment? (photo)

kharris
I received my first IPL treatment 72 hours ago for vascular lesions and broken capillaries. Six hours later experienced mild swelling and hardening under my skin on my checks. The next day the swelling worsened and has continued to do so each day. I went to an urgent care center yesterday and was given a steroid shot and script for medrol pack. This morning my face is even more swollen and my checks feel hard to the touch. I am scared.

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