Follow up to my last question. Is it normal to get darker spots after IPL, or more hyperpigmentation?

February 23, 2015
Asked By:celestialmoonbeam in Denver, CO

so just to confirm: more hyperpigmentation after ipl is not a sign it is working and getting another ipl treatment from them will not reverse the brown spots it has caused? I already prepaid for another ipl before all this happened and I just want to be able to tell them with confidence that I think this has caused more damage and I don't want another treatment. (I'm talking about darker spots after my scabs flaked off and melasma looking marks after the ipl that I didn't have before).

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February 25, 2016

Answer: Hyperpigmentation and IPL

February 25, 2016

Answer: Hyperpigmentation and IPL

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