Ibuprofen before IPL. What are the side effects?

Great question! You can absolutely use ibuprofen before IPL - in fact, you can take both ibuprofen and tylenol together (one goes through the liver, the other the kidneys) for even better pain control. The pro's and cons: ibuprofen will decrease swelling a bit. If you are someone who swells, sleeping upright after IPL and taking benadryl at bedtime will help even more. The only con is that if you have a lot of broken capillaries being treated with the IPL, you may get some bruising, so in that situation, you may want to hold off.

You can use ibuprofen before an IPL. It should not affect your treatment in any way.  Just let your provider know beforehand and you should have nothing to worry about.  

Ibuprofen is fine to take before or after IPL. The only issue with Ibuprofen in general is that it makes you bleed more. For procedures where there is bleeding or bruising, it can be a little worse. IPL does not cause bleeding or bruising. You should be fine.

Ibuprofen is safe to use before IPL.  The only concern is the following.  If you have an aggressive IPL treatment that causes some purpura (bruising), ibuprofen may make the bruising worse because it inhibits the platelets in your blood that reduce bruising.