Is IPL safe to use on ethnic or darker skin?

April 17, 2014
Asked By:alij1234 in Los Angeles, CA

It seems IPL is not safe for ethnic/darker skin, unless your skin is on the really fair side, but even then you have to be very careful - right? IPL can burn even Caucasian skin. In any event I would not do any laser treatment to the skin more than once every 6 weeks based on my research, more is not always better. Also I would never do two laser procedures in the same day/back to back.

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December 5, 2016

Answer: IPL is less safe in treatment of individuals with the darker the skin.

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December 5, 2016

Answer: IPL is less safe in treatment of individuals with the darker the skin.

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August 25, 2015

Answer: IPL

August 25, 2015

Answer: IPL

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