Is it safe to wax after IPL sessions?

Our office has many different treatments for 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...

I would consider at least three issues after a vascular occlusion: 1) swelling, 2) redness and hyperemia, and 3) pigmentation. In the early phase, work on the swelling with mild lymphatic massage. At the 4-6 week point, very light IPL or PDL can be used to mute the redness; and 3) start very...

So sorry this has happened to you. Any regular reader of my Realself answers could tell you that I am no fan of light and other energy-based devices for a bunch of reasons. The hard science to support their use simply lags behind the heavy advertising and promotion for their use. Again, sorry. ...

Hi, you faint lines are unlikely to be cause by the home IPL machine. Lines may occur due to sun damage or smoking. I would advise you to use facto 50 sun screen and avaoid sun exposure as the best way of preventing fine lines. Neither home nor salon/clinic IPL machines are successful at 'real'...

Hello, and thank you for your question. You should not feel any burning sensation months later. I would make a follow up appointment with your OBGYN and see why it feels that way.

Your skin tone is not too tan for IPL skin rejuvenation. All skin types are treated cautiously, and being tanned means we have to treat your skin accordingly. This does not mean you can not be treated. There are some contraindications to consider with IPL beyond the skin tone, so it would be...