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Your physician needs to determine if the blister is herpetic or from thermal changes due to the IPL. Herpetic lesions need to receive oral antiviral. Blisters can be treated with semi occlusive dressings or antibiotic ointment. Good luck.Jeff Rapaport MD FAADRealself All-star
It's important to followup with your physician to determine if this is related to a thermal injury from the IPL itself or is some sort of infection (viral in many cases).
IPL is not associated with the skin changes you are describing. However, the retinoid cream can cause skin dryness that make fine lines and wrinkles appear more visible. If you are new to retinoids this dryness will slowly subside with continued use. We generally advise patients to ease into t...
Our office has many different treatments for scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...
Hello and thank you for your question! Unfortunately, it is very hard to tell from pictures whether the symptoms you are experiencing are from Eczema or something else. When we examine the skin, we not only look at appearance, but we also feel the area, and take a closer look under...