I experienced extreme swelling, burning and blistering. It has been almost 6 days and my face is still oozing pink and orange fluid with blisters. I was told that I should be able to wear makeup the day following the treatment and worse case might have a little blister or two. I paid for 5 treatments, but I am fearful of doing this again.
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Thank you for your question. This usually resolves within a week, and that is the bad news. The good news is that future treatments usually do not have near the swelling as this treatment. You should lose a lot of the vascular problems, and this reduces your swelling risk. The Benadryl 50mg...
Thank you for your question. By day two, I do not anticipate you getting any more dark spots, and this may be all you are going to get. Now, your problem may not be just pigment. You may have a vascular problem, and this will not reduce for several more days. If there is predominately a red...
IPL can lighten a beauty mark as it does other pigmented spots on the skin. The treatment heats dark pigment which forms a crust before being shed from the skin. Since the melanocytes are not entirely destroyed, the pigment will most likely return with time.
