Nothing is really helping my rosacea, so I'm trying out IPL to see if that can help. 4 days out from my first treatment now. I swelled up in my cheeks some, but that has mostly gone down. I have been red on and off with itchy skin and new red papules. Also felt mildly sunburnt and pretty fried around the eyes after the IPL so i put burnjel on it, which helped a lot. I seem to have even more pustules around my chin than before too. Is this normal, does it get worse before it gets better with IPL?
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Hi, thank you so much for posting! I actually just had an IPL 3 days ago, we used the 1540 non ablative hand piece on me and I am still swollen like a chipmunk. A few tricks to help are icing it, 10 mins on, 10 off a few times per day, avoid salt and drink lots of water. Sleep on your back and...
