No Results 7 Days After IPL

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 blanching them.

The second issue is that it sounds like you had a subtherapeutic treatment (means not enough energy).  What you should see in 7 days after the treatment is some peeling and flakiness of the sun damage spots.  If you see nothing then it's likely the treatment was not an effective one.  We recommend finding a new practitioner with the right laser and the right experience to get the job done.

Look at the reviews here on REALSELF only 52% had a result. Soooooo you  must be in the 48% that had nothing. The #'s speak for themselves. From MIAMI DR. Darryl j. Blinski

It sounds like you may have had too low of a power setting on your IPL OR the IPL that was used is not able to deliver enough power.  It is very important to discern your Fitzpatrick skin type and then set the laser accordingly so you will A. not be burned and B. will get an effective treatment.  It is a fine line and should be done by someone who is able to do this and who is able to discern if the settings are too low so your money isn't wasted.