Is it normal for skin to turn grey/purplish in color immediately following IPL treatment? Thanks

Thank you for your question. Hypeepigmentation can be addressed with BBL (Broad band light). Similar to IPL, this would require several sessions to achieve even tone. BBL will help even skin tone, tighten the skin, remove fine blood vessels, and treat acne. Halo is a hybrid fractional laser ...

I have the IPL laser in my practice but I generally do not use it to tighten the pores.  Clear and Brilliant, which is a mini-Fraxel with no down time works much better than IPL for this. I also utilize chemical peels and the v-Beam laser for wonderful results. For overall facial rejuvenation ...

First off, IPL is NOT a good treatment for PIH.  I have patients on a complex regimen for skin lightening and you should be on this with oral heliocare prior to any laser procedures.  for PIH, laser genesis or low level/low density laser or RF like clear + brilliant or venus viva are...

There should be no problems with laser hair removal while breast feeding. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles

Being patient can be hard to do after IPL treatment!  I recommend to wait until day 7 and then it is ok to use exfoliating clarisonics and even a microdermabrasion treatment to help freshen up the treated skin and slough off the treated skin.  Continue with moisturizing as well!  

You can treat with both of these at the same treatment session, actually.  In my practice, we offer Triniti laser packages, which include a series of IPL, RF, and diode treatments done at the same time.  Each works differently on the skin.