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Hello,IPL is great for improving undesirable red, brown spots, fine wrinkles and even pores. However, I have never heard of IPL being used for breast enlargement. Perhaps you have your technology terms confused. If a doctor is really trying to provide you IPL to increase your breast size, be very careful.
My secretary came in this AM and informed me she heard about using Intense Pulse Light to non-surgically enlarge breasts on a radio recently. A quick search on the internet confirms various claims of such. These claims all come out of South Africa using devices that aren't readily available here in the United States. They claim to use laser technology developed in the United States as if that is a big selling card down there. The before and after pictures I've seen posted are of poor quality but seem to show breast enlargement. IPL in the US is mostly used to remove red and brown pigmentation from the skin and different machines use different wavelengths but most are in the 500-600nm range. I guess the claim could be real but I would have to see details on what wavelengths of IPL are being used and that is hard to pin down. As with most IPL therapies those given to enlarge breasts involve multiple treatments over months and the enlargement to be expected is mild at best. The risks of such treatments are not fully known.
IPL will not enlarge breast size. Look into the Brava system for non-surgical breast enhancement. It works by suction assisted tissue growth. You have to wear the device every day for 12 hours. Patients increased an average of 150cc.
Most skin treatments should be fine as long as you avoid any aggressive manipulations that can injure or displace your grafts. However, IPL is worth little more than a routine Chemical peel but at 3 times the cost. Stick to daily skin care and monthly chemical peels and you will do just as well.
You need an assessment by a Dermatologist to determine if you have red macular scarring which would improve with IPL, or whether you have hyperpigmentation, rolled or box scar, or ice pick scars which would benefit moreso from a resurfacing laser like CO2 or the newer fractionated lasers.
The good news is that the pigmentation will slowly fade over the next couple months. Focus on consistent daily sun protection, emollient for the next couple weeks. If possible, see your board-certified dermatologist for topical retinoid and hydroquinone. The new gold standard for...