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Don't Do It. Risk Too Great Even from an "Expert"

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Unless you have terrible rosacea and are at your...

belindahJanuary 4, 2008
$500
Unless you have terrible rosacea and are at your wits end you must not have IPL. I simply had a few red veins and mild flushing, otherwise lovely skin (if only I had recognised it then!). Now I have dents, scars and holes all across both cheeks. I have been scarred for life by IPL. I urge NO ONE to have IPL (with or without RF) because the risk of being permanently disfigured are just too high. Check out plastic surgery forums to see how many people have been damaged by simple IPL. I regret every day having this treatment done. Every time I look in the mirror I am sickened. If this post can save another person from being SCARRED then it will have given some kind of sick meaning to this whole experience. And don't be fooled into thinking that having an experienced doctor will mean you won't be scarred. I had the best, and now forever more I will look in the mirror and see him leaning over me with his IPL device, scarring me for life. Ladies and gents IT IS NOT WORTH IT. You are beautiful as you are. Appreciate it and don't mess with nature unless you are at the end of your tether and can't live with the way you are.

Replies (18)

Grateful
June 2, 2008
Wow! This is really really scary! I don't know what to believe . . . there are other people that have liked the results but I really don't want to take a chance on something like this.
dart
June 8, 2008
I agree pretty scary stuff. Belindha,I would like to hear whether they gave you a patch test before proceeding and how come you were left with scars. Did you, soon afterwards, go into the sun unprotected by any chance? And the dents, were these possibly open pores which became more visible after the treatment?. I have a few on my cheeks so am thinking this would happen to me too. Would love to hear from you.Thanks
(unregistered guest)
August 24, 2008

Why is it that everyone who had a bad experience will not reveal the name/ location of their doctor?

sjane333
October 20, 2010
I will. Mine was at Dermahealth in Springfield Missouri.
KARA
October 26, 2008
HOW SOON DID THE DENTS AND SCARS APPEAR? I HAD IT 3 DAYS AGO AND I'M SCARED TO DEATH.
Chris2
February 11, 2009
Reveal the damn name of the doctor or it didn't happen. I am absolutely tired of reading posts here regarding bad experiences and no one mentions their doc or answers follow up questions by other users.
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iplneveragain
September 19, 2009
I'm not the person who originally posted this "Don't Do It" IPL review, I was just browsing and noticed your inappropriate and aggressive tone. Who are you to demand that others "reveal the damn dr.s name or it didn't happen"? I'm a health care professional, an RN with almost 30 years experience, much of it in wound and skin care. And I'm no frightened "newbie" over-reacting to the results of my first IPL. I had several years worth of intermittent IPL treatments with beautiful results, then my last IPL treatment, done by the same clinician at the same office, resulted in the very problems that are being reported by this poster and others on this site. Many people don't want to reveal the name of the Dr. who did the treament, for a variety of reasons. I, for one, and members of my family, work in health-care in a small community, and have to continue to work around these people. Also, some may believe that the Dr. has nothing to do with it. It's the IPL, period, even administered properly by a trained professional. It's a side effect that can occur even when it's done "right". And what's so frightening to many who are having this awful experience is people like you who say it "didn't happen unless..." while those who are experiencing the awful side affects are seeing it happening to them on a daily basis. The old morning-sickness pill from the 60's, Thalidomide, that resulted in so many birth defects before they realized what was causing the births of so many armless babies; the med was taking and administered properly, with excellent results, but it took some time before the connection was made between the med and the disastrous consequences. Who administered the med wasn't the point. The awful, unforseen side effects are the important matter here.
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