Dear Doctors, I have been undergoing a couple of IPL hair removal treatments and I find the results satisfying. I have less and thinner hair on my face. They told me that it reduces the hair with around 80% and that can never grow back. Then again, I heard that the hormones produce hair and that in maybe 10 years it, or some of it, can grow back. Is this true? If it is, is it on the whole body, or only some areas?
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If you noticed brown spots particularly after giving birth, my first inclination is to ask if you have melasma. IPL treatments can exacerbate the issue if this is indeed the case. Although IPL treatments can be performed on Fitz IV skin tones, there is usually much caution taken with settings...
Hi Sun damaged. The first thing we would recommend is to find a practitioner that uses q-switched lasers instead of IPL. While IPL may help to clear some sun damage, it is not the gold standard. Q-switched lasers are able to permanently remove sun spots rather than just...
