I had IPL for my red marks 2 days ago. i literally don't see any improvement at all. she said i need 5 treatments. i got a feeling this stuff aint working or her ipl laser isn't good? are there any better / more effective treatments available for red marks? i also got some scars with the red marks. so maybe its better to do another treatment? i really need to get rid of the red acne marks / scars before MAY. pls advice what is the best thing to do? also what are ur thoughts on yag laser 4 acne?
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Thank you for your question jmariestevenson. I understand your concern.
IPL is a great treatment for facial rejuvenation. IPL itself does not do much for pores. However if the settings are adjusted and infrared light is used pore size can be reduced. Non-ablative and fractional ablative lasers...
Usually patients seek treatment 3-6 months after surgery to improve surgical scars. Usually a combination approach is needed to give improvement with lasers, microneedling/prp, subcision and fillers. It may take a series of treatments. See an expert in scarring for a formal evaluation. Best, Dr....
Thank you for your question shiena_cake. I understand your concern.
IPL is a great treatment for facial rejuvenation. For my patients I recommend a series of 6 monthly treatments followed by 1 maintenance treatment every 3 months thereafter. Full results are seen slowly over time rather than...