I had an IPL on Friday, with massive swelling around my eyes all weekend. Finally took some prednisone I had lying around to reduce the swelling so I could go back to work. Now my neck and chest are bright red and hot, which I understand (now) can be a side effect from the Prednisone. Did I just undo the effects of the IPL, which really was to treat redness? BTW, I have horrible bruising on my face, which I was a bit unprepared for. Is this normal?
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Although it’s rare, a herpetic outbreak can happen after laser treatment and it can be treated with oral medication. If this is just a superficial skin reaction, sometimes topical hydrocortisone can be applied. It is difficult to tell from the photograph. I would go back and check with the doctor.
Thank you for your question. The darkening of the spots or the "coffee ground" appearance may or may not appear depending on the settings, depth of pigment, and amount of pigment remaining. I would still recommend continuing your treatments as long there is improvement. I would also recommend...
Our office has many different treatments for 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, reduce...