Is it normal to have severe swelling after IPL treatment? (photo)

I agree with you, from the photos those do appear to be blisters.  The best advice would be to return to the clinic where you had the treatment, or find a board certified dermatologist in your area and make an appointment.  In the meantime, you can put some Vaseline or Aquaphor on...

IPL for brown spots, rosacea and other skin conditions can be performed by a physician or their Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, or  Registered Nurse who is under the strict supervision and guidelines set by a Physician. Both Plastic Surgeons and Dermatologists are the most...

Physiologically it does not seem likely that IPL treatments will make a rhinophyma worse as it is used to treat Rosacea, the cause of a Rhinophyma. On the other hand it is not strong enough to treat a rhinophyma due to the thickness of this process.

Asian skin typically responds very well to IPL to treat freckles and other brown spots on the face.  As you know, Asian skin is also very sensitive and can scar very easily as well.  Because of this, the person doing your IPL may be using very conservative settings.  If you...

STOP!!! Seek experienced dermatology consultations for hyper pigmentation therapies...Best to go slowly or you could worsen the pigmentary appearances... 

Our office has many different treatments for skin and 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...