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My IPL Treatment for Freckles Worked Slightly, Should I Continue Treatment?

hi i went for ipl treatment i have a very pale face with creamy like freckles(brown) and lots of them.i went for treatment , after my

Had IPL test spot done on sunspot. Spot looks same. Will I see results 2nd treatment?

If I ask derm to turn up the setting what would be safe? 1 setting up? I feel more comfortable being in control of setting. I'm only doing

How important is skin typing to ensure therapeutic settings for IPL photo facials?

How important is skin typing to ensure therapeutic settings for IPL photo facials? What are specific parameters that are assessed with the

What are the IPL settings for hair removal vs redness improvement?

I see a lot of providers offering hair removal with IPL. If I ask them to do a photofacial for my rosacea would they know what to do or the

Why is IPL not working to treat freckles on forearms?

I have had 4 IPL sessions to treat freckles on my forearms. The last 3 treatments have been on the highest setting. I have fair skin with

Elight (IPL + RF) vs IPL alone. Can I adjust the elight setting to do more IPL and less RF? (Photo)

Is it the watt or the joules per spot determine the strength? If I am 43 years old and have stubborn age spots, freckles and some fine

Are there different settings for IPL than a photofacial? Any results if it's not painful?

I've had 3 IPL/BBL with a nurse practitioner. Each time my brown spots peppered and flaked, redness improved temporarily. I was numbed and

IPL on Arms at a setting of 22 1 month ago, and have yet to get coffee grind or flake, is this normal?

I had IPL at a setting of 22 on my arms over 4 weeks ago, and they still have yet to coffee grind off or to flake off at all. I am

How many min should IPL be done? 20 mins enough? Best setting level for max results? Is it necessary to do microderm first?

Got IPL. Session included microderm first, then the IPL portion was only about 20 mins. Setting wasn't has high as IPL few years ago.