Would IPL rejuvenation fix my facial concerns? (photos)

Unfortunately IPL alone will not treat everything. Combination therapy is your best bet. IPL is best suited for brown pigment and dilated capillaries, rosacea and diffuse redness. In your case, the brown spots, redness, and browning at lip are very likely to respond to IPL. Cheek and chin texture would be best treated with Fraxel or microneedling. Consider Ultherapy to lift sagging and loose skin. In addition, to further brighten and maintain your IPL results, consider chemical peels (Jessner is great for brightening) and invest in home care products containing brighteners such as hydroquinone, kojic acid, vitamin c, and lactic acid.

Our office has many different treatments for the skin and scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce hyperpigmentation, and improve the visibility of the scars so that they are no longer visible in ambient light. Everyone has a unique pattern of scarring and we employ our HIDEF technique to improve texture, color, contour, and topography. We often use a combination of treatments that begin with a careful examination to examine the micro texturing of the acne scars. Atrophic scars and indented scars can benefit from injectable fillers such as Radiesse, Sculptra, and Restylane with or without subcision to remove tethered scars and atrophic depression. Hyper-redness in scars can be improved with V beam laser, Excel V, BBL, IPL, and Venus RF to improve the redness and reduce the visibility of deep scars. Fractional Thulium laser and clear & brilliant can also reduce the inflammation and redness of the scar when combined with topical therapy. Fractional lasers such as Fraxel, erbium, and CO2 laser can be combined with radio frequency and also fractional RF to improve textual issues and microtopography. Subcision and TCA cross are also used for deep ice pick scars and narrow valley scars in order to improve the micro texture. Above all, our combination approach with our clinical nurses and board-certified plastic surgeons can improve the quality of your skin by using at home Melarase creams combined with PRP treatments in our office to improve your skin quality and tone. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with an experienced team of experts in order to reduce your scarring.

Finally, hyperpigmentation of scars can be improved with at-home Melarase AM, Melarase PM, and Melapads to help reduce active PIH and melanin deposition.

Best,
Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Fraxel does much better than IPL (orwith IPL) for antiaging / color on the skin. Microneedling/PRP can helpstimulate collagen production.  Skin care and sculptra are also essential.  Please see an expert. Best, Dr. Emer.

IPL is a great place to start and combination treatments with different modalities can help achieve optimal rejuvenation.  IPL can help with the brown spots, red spots, and texture.  Follwing that up with Microfocused Ultrasound and Fractora can enhance the texture results as well as help with acne and scarring.  We recommend doing injectables (botox, fillers) AFTER completing the energy treatments.  Botox would definitely help with the frown lines.  Finally, we offer PRP as well after applying the energy treatments.  As always, keep up a solid skin care regimen.

There are a multiple ways to get the results that you seek. Your most important step is to choose a treating physician who is experienced and expert. Moreover, he or she must understand your goals. The treating physician can choose the technology that best meets your needs. 

No, IPL is considered the basis of all treatment and should be done every 3 months, but suggest co2 treatment ( fractionated) with micro  needling for irregularities and skin tightening, good skin care for nodules and milia, and IPL for pigment issues. Would love to consult with you, feel free to contact us and good luck!!

Thanks for the great question and all of the photos! Whoever you saw put together a realistic treatment plan. If you're most concerned about brown spots, then IPL will take care of those. It will often take more than 1 IPL treatment to really lighten the color though so be prepared for that. If you have a darker skin tone, then IPL may not be the best option and you would want a fractionated laser like Halo to treat those areas. IPL only targets pigment, but doesn't do as well with red spots or skin tightening. In order to treat all of your concerns, you will likely need multiple modalities like botox and some skin resurfacing. Best of luck!~Dr. Sieber