The black pigmentation spots after my IPL session have started to fall off. However, skin that is under those brown spots have a pinkish tone that is not the same tone as my other face tone. Will this pink tone return to normal colouring?
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IPL treatments would not be a recommended laser therapy to improve the discoloration in tanned or ethnic skin types. Skin care products that can lighten and the skin and improve cell turnover after trauma or inflammation are better options.
I suggest posting photos and seeing a cosmetic dermatologist with experience in treating dark skin/pigmentation and burns. you likely need an alternative treatment such as clear + brilliant or light salicylic acid peels with lightening creams to improve the color and tone...
There are topicals available that are not steroids that may be preferable if you are indeed getting broken capillaries just from steroids. However, what many people fail to realize is that aging and sun are most often the culprits of these things, and so while some people get these while using...