Will Vitamin C and collagen supplements help with IPL?

Thank you for your question.  It is very important to take vitamin supplements to improve skin health.  We recommend a Multivitamin, Vitamin C and Vitamin D.  We recommend 1000mg of Vitamin C daily, best split up into 4 doses of 250mg so the Vitamin C can be better absorbed.  If you take 1000mg all at once, your body will excrete what it is not using, wasting the Vitamin C.  When you take all of these supplements, your skin health will improve and your body will be able to produce more collagen when you stimulate your skin with laser treatments.

I recommend following up with a cosmetic dermatologist for after care recommendations. I have a strict after care protocol. I recommend skin care with vitamin c, b5 hydrator, silicone based scar gels with growth factors and enzymatic washes with papaya enzyme to give improvement. Sun protection is essential. IPL work best in combination with other treatments like microneedling/prp and other lasers in order to improve the skin's texture and collagen. Best, Dr. Emer

Vitamin C taken internally is very important in helping collagen production since our body does not make Vitamin C. Regardless of your IPL sessions, you should be taking this supplement for life. I recommend a liposoluble form of Vitamin C called Ascorbyl Palmitate 500mg twice a day. As far as collagen supplements my suggestion is to increase your animal protein intake which provides you with natural zinc and other minerals important for a beautiful skin.