Do IPL Treatments Cause Broken Capillaries on Face?

The short answer is no. In fact, IPL is a wonderful treatment option for small visible vessels and capillaries. What you may be noticing after an IPL is that there has been some leakage of blood from a vessel that was treated. This leakage, or bruise, will resolve. IPL treatments are meant to be done as a series, so be sure to return for follow-up visits to determine your progress and endpoint for your treatments.  

Physicians and estheticians want happy patients. Be sure to call your provider or return to be seen so you may understand better what your skin is going through!

IPL can treat a variety of skin conditions like hyperpigmentation, the appearance of redness and rosacea. An experienced medical esthetician or nurse will often times treat all existing conditions in a same visit. It is possible that the esthetician treated small telangiectasia that were already present in your skin but not very noticeable. These little veins can turn purple after treatment and then slowly disappear or shrink and turn pink again. Sometimes bruising can happen following a treatment, but this usually disappears within 7 to 14 days. This being said, downtime is usually predictable and should be discussed with patients before performing the treatment. I would recommend contacting your medical esthetician, and voicing your concerns. I am sure you will be satisfied with the results after downtime and completion of your 3 to 5 treatments. Hope this helps.