Over the past year and a half I have had 3 full face IPL treatments (Photofacial and Syneron) for sunspots and freckles. I am a female caucasian with pale white skin that burns and develop freckles easily. The first 2 times I had good results, though I had a few hyperpigmentation spots on my forehead and chin. But the last time I had it done--which was 6 months ago now--I had 2 burns on my face around the chin area. Now my face has white scar-like spots (small and round) on at least 10 different spots. Are these scars and will they go away? And if they are scars what should I do? Also, what would you suggest I do for the hyperpigmentation? I also notice pock like indentations on my cheeks. My neck seems to have loose skin now. Are these things temporary? What can I do or use to help? Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.
Answer: IPL side effects Older IPL systems have a low threshold between effective treatment and a facial burn. A burn can result in transient tiger striping, hyperpigmentation or can result in much harder issues to resolve such as hypopigmentation or scarring. Newer IPL systems are much more powerful but targeted in their delivery system and less likely to cause these issues, particularly coupled with a reputable aesthetic physician's office.
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Answer: IPL side effects Older IPL systems have a low threshold between effective treatment and a facial burn. A burn can result in transient tiger striping, hyperpigmentation or can result in much harder issues to resolve such as hypopigmentation or scarring. Newer IPL systems are much more powerful but targeted in their delivery system and less likely to cause these issues, particularly coupled with a reputable aesthetic physician's office.
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February 22, 2016
Answer: BBL : Low Risk Treatments Sciton® BBL technology treats sun-damaged and aging skin effectively. The light energy delivered by the BBL will gently be absorbed by the unwanted melanin responsible for pigmented lesions in the upper layers of the skin. Pigmented lesions can be removed by full-face or spot-treat superficial resurfacing. Red veins will simply disappear! Pigmentation is not scarring and can be remedied with the BBL by a skilled provider.#BBLtreatments #lowrisklasers #BBLsideeffects
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February 22, 2016
Answer: BBL : Low Risk Treatments Sciton® BBL technology treats sun-damaged and aging skin effectively. The light energy delivered by the BBL will gently be absorbed by the unwanted melanin responsible for pigmented lesions in the upper layers of the skin. Pigmented lesions can be removed by full-face or spot-treat superficial resurfacing. Red veins will simply disappear! Pigmentation is not scarring and can be remedied with the BBL by a skilled provider.#BBLtreatments #lowrisklasers #BBLsideeffects
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Answer: Little -to -No Side Effects After IPL/ BBL Treatments Sciton® BBL technology treats sun-damaged and aging skin effectively. The light energy delivered by the BBL will gently be absorbed by the unwanted melanin responsible for pigmented lesions in the upper layers of the skin. Over the next few days the pigmented lesions will darken and fall off. Pigmented lesions can be removed by full-face or spot-treat superficial resurfacing. Red veins will simply disappear! Gentle cleansing without harsh products for a few days is recommended as well as a broad spectrum sunscreen. #ScitonBBL #BBLtreatsspots #IPLBBL
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Answer: Little -to -No Side Effects After IPL/ BBL Treatments Sciton® BBL technology treats sun-damaged and aging skin effectively. The light energy delivered by the BBL will gently be absorbed by the unwanted melanin responsible for pigmented lesions in the upper layers of the skin. Over the next few days the pigmented lesions will darken and fall off. Pigmented lesions can be removed by full-face or spot-treat superficial resurfacing. Red veins will simply disappear! Gentle cleansing without harsh products for a few days is recommended as well as a broad spectrum sunscreen. #ScitonBBL #BBLtreatsspots #IPLBBL
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June 6, 2016
Answer: Pigment irregularity...
The descriptions of the scars are not entirely consistent with the shape of the Syneron handpiece (rectangular) or the rails. You may be having some pigment irregularity from past scarring and the IPL removed the pigment over the scar. Loose skin is not caused by any laser I know of. The pock like indentions can be treated with a fractional laser system by a reputable company and competent practitioners.
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June 6, 2016
Answer: Pigment irregularity...
The descriptions of the scars are not entirely consistent with the shape of the Syneron handpiece (rectangular) or the rails. You may be having some pigment irregularity from past scarring and the IPL removed the pigment over the scar. Loose skin is not caused by any laser I know of. The pock like indentions can be treated with a fractional laser system by a reputable company and competent practitioners.
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November 8, 2015
Answer: IPL side effects You mentioned several possible IPL side effects and so we will address each one independently. 1. Hyperpigmentation from Burns. Hyperpigmentation is a darkening of the skin caused by trauma. For light skin types this type of coloration normally goes away on it's own. If it persists for you, there are two options we use, hydroquinone bleaching cream and q-switched lasers. If using q-switched lasers, make sure the practitioner is extremely experienced as you are treating a trauma scar with more light, which can be tricky. 2. White Hypopigmented scars. There is no easy solution for this. We hope they will resolve on their own. If not, you may want to look into Excimer lasers. These are the lasers used to treat Vitiligo and they can help with repigmentation, but it is a slow (and many times temporary) process. 3. Pock Like indentations. Were you heavily scabbed after the burns? Are these pock marks in the same location as the burn? If so, they will probably not go away on their own and you may need to consider some form of laser resurfacing to help (Erbium, fractionated, etc). 4. Loose Skin. Did you have your neck treated? You only reference a facial treatment and not the neck. In any event, we do not know of a laser treatment that would cause the neck skin to loosen. Usually it would be the other way around with light based treatments improving skin laxity.
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November 8, 2015
Answer: IPL side effects You mentioned several possible IPL side effects and so we will address each one independently. 1. Hyperpigmentation from Burns. Hyperpigmentation is a darkening of the skin caused by trauma. For light skin types this type of coloration normally goes away on it's own. If it persists for you, there are two options we use, hydroquinone bleaching cream and q-switched lasers. If using q-switched lasers, make sure the practitioner is extremely experienced as you are treating a trauma scar with more light, which can be tricky. 2. White Hypopigmented scars. There is no easy solution for this. We hope they will resolve on their own. If not, you may want to look into Excimer lasers. These are the lasers used to treat Vitiligo and they can help with repigmentation, but it is a slow (and many times temporary) process. 3. Pock Like indentations. Were you heavily scabbed after the burns? Are these pock marks in the same location as the burn? If so, they will probably not go away on their own and you may need to consider some form of laser resurfacing to help (Erbium, fractionated, etc). 4. Loose Skin. Did you have your neck treated? You only reference a facial treatment and not the neck. In any event, we do not know of a laser treatment that would cause the neck skin to loosen. Usually it would be the other way around with light based treatments improving skin laxity.
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