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Can I Still Have IPL Treatments After Radiesse?

I'm scheduled to have Radiesse injections on jawline and the hollows of my cheeks next week. Can I still get IPL or other laser treatments after? Can the laser melt the filler?

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Dr. Mary P. Lupo, MD
Dr. Mary P. Lupo, MD
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Answered on May 6, 2009
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Dr. Randolph Capone, MD, FACS (in memoriam)
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