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I'm having an IPL facial and dermapen treatment on the same day one right after the other. Is this safe?

February 10, 2017
Asked By:reallyselfuser in Carlsbad, CA

Is it common practice to have both procedures done on the same day? The PA reassured me this was common and the numbing cream will already be on my face. I'm worried my sensitive skin will not handle so much trauma in one day.

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