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Severe swelling after IPL treatment

January 1, 2017
Asked By:BigSam in Sudbury, ON

I got an Ipl treatment for rosacea done on Wednesday, this is my second. I have been really swollen ever since...My cheeks are really big...I am icing every two hours and nothing has changed...I am starting to panic that the inflammation will never go away

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Answer: Swelling after IPL for rosacea--Rosacea treatments: Excel V, Yellow Laser, Pulsed Dye Laser (V Beam) PLUS Non Ablative Laser

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