I purchased a Groupon deal with 3 IPL Photofacial treatments or 3 micro needling treatments. I am able to use a mixture of these treatments if I want. What would be the most effective way to order these treatments? Is it more effective to do IPL before micro needling or vice versa? Or should I just do 3 treatments on one procedure? I have redness, sun damage and acne scarring as seen in the attached photo. Thanks!
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October 15, 2015
Answer: IPL and Microneedling
Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Dark flaking areas after treatment is a normal reaction. It is always best to return to treatment provider for the most accurate opinion.
Thank you for your question. IPL is not the appropriate device to remove your tattoo and it definitely has the potential to burn and scar you. There are excellent tattoo lasers available these days and one like the Picosure or Picoway would be ideal for your situation. Best of luck!
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,...