In the user manual for the Philips Lumea IPL hair removal device it states: Never use the appliance on the following areas: "On moles, freckles, large veins, darker pigmented areas, scars, skin anomalies without consulting your doctor. This can result in a burn and a change in skin colour, which makes it potentially harder to identify skin-related diseases (e.g. skin cancer)." How can this make it harder to identify skin cancer? Isn't IPL also used to remove freckles? Best regards, Tim
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Answer: IPL may make precancerous lesions such as actinic keratoses a bit less red and could take some pigment out of a melanoma.
If the eyes were covered and completely protected from the IPL light during the procedure, you should not have damage from IPL. If you eyes were open and experience close, bright flashes of light eye damage is possible.
Generally, a minimum of 3 treatments spaced 3-4 weeks apart yields optimal results. It is important to understand that a maintenance IPL treatment once or twice a year after the initial series is recommended to maintain your original results. We use the Palomar Icon which is wonderful...
