How long does IPL recovery take?

Hello and thank you for your question. Most patients experience redness from one to four days following an IPL treatment. The redness depends on the patients skin sensitivity and the intensity of the treatment. If you are experiencing extreme sensitivity, redness, or flakiness, please contact your laser technician and request an in-person follow up appointment, I hope this helps and I wish you the best of luck.  

The downtime and recovery time will depend on the aggressiveness on your treatment. It can take several weeks for laser results to settle. There can be temporary discoloration which will gradually resolve.  I always combine IPL with microneedling/prp to improve outcomes. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with a cosmetic dermatologist. Best, Dr. Emer 

There typically is no downtime with IPL.  After the treatment one can expect their hyperpigmenation(brown spots and discoloration) to come to the surface of the skin and become more noticeable and darker. A mild sunburn for up to 24 hours can be expected as well.  Depending on how aggressive the treatment was, and how much discoloration the patient has it may take up to 2 weeks for the spots to crust over and naturally flake off.