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Can IPL cause fat loss?

bryant888Dec 2, 2017
Dear Doctors. I read a lot of comments here about how IPL or lasers ruined their faces, especially by fat loss. I did not find a single doctor opinion here that agreed with this. Please let me know what is your opinin about this?Do you suggest that all these people are hallucinating or maybe it is possible? Or maybe you believe it - if yes- don't you think you should do something about this?

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Dr. Jennifer Trent, MD, FAAD
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