Getting Rid of Sun Spots - Ann Arbor, MI

I had my first IPL on January 20th, 2017, in Plymouth, Michigan with Dr. Kyle Farr at Enhance Medical Spa. He has given me Botox injections before and I feel very comfortable with him and his staff. I'm fair skinned, 48 years old and had a ton of freckles, sun spots, age spots, a little Rosacea and some previous Actinic Keratosis (on my forehead). I won't lie, it hurts. Each "zap" is followed by a beeping sound that almost intensifies it for me. I also have a high pain threshold but the feeling is like getting zapped with an intense sunburn. That feeling eases and Dr. Farr used a soothing biocolloid mask afterwards and I had very little redness or swelling with my first treatment. My freckles, sun spots, dark spots got darker (as they are supposed to) over the next 3-5 days and then flaked off. It was amazing, I had a freckle on the tip of my nose that I despised and it is gone. I did have one small puffy area, maybe half a centimeter in diameter, at the base of my eye tissue/top of my cheek. It disappeared within the week. Some of the sun spots disappeared but a few remained, looking less brown but more pink. My skin is considerably drier but I also started using a low dose Retinol, that Dr. Farr recommended, two weeks after my treatment.

I went back for my second treatment on February 27th, 2017. I don't know if it makes a difference by my Melatonin level was 19 for my first treatment and 15 for my second treatment. The second treatment was more painful, or maybe I was more tense knowing what to expect? I had few dark spots/freckles remaining so I don't have the intense darkening after this treatment. Again, I had the biocolloid mask afterwards which calmed the immediate reddening. Today is the second day post treatment. I had faint red welts on my cheeks and forehead afterwards but those are gone now. I do have a lot of puffiness/edema at my cheek-eye tissue line. I've applied a water based moisturizer frequently as well as an ice pack twice for 5 minutes only. Because I was concerned, I texted Dr. Farr today and he responded immediately. He had me send him pictures and then reassured me it was normal and should go down in a few days, but to use ice packs tonight. I will leave them on longer and do a few over the course of the evening. I am laying off the Retinol for the next 7-10 days depending on dryness and will start back gradually. My third appointment is in April.

I am very happy with my results. The eye puffiness is annoying but I know it won't last. Even after one treatment, my skin looked healthier, more even toned and much younger. I don't know if you can get a refund for your Groupon but if you can, I would strongly recommend Dr. Farr at Enhance on Starkweather in Plymouth. His number is (734)259-2804.

Good Luck,
Lisa

I went to the same practice four to IPL treatments. I considered it a waste of time. My skin is already in very good shape but I had a few spots I wanted to get rid of on my face. The clinician will zap spots on your face at the lowest setting available. I only had one spot go away. The second time I went in she supposedly amped up the power of the laser. Again, no real results. My advice to you is to let her know that you have had treatments before and that you have had aggressive peels before & that you are concerned because other people have had no results at their spa with their IPL. The only redness I experienced from this treatment was the course washcloth she rubbed hard all over my face with poor cleanser. I feel like you can make this work, just do your homework on the exact name of the laser that they use & poke around this website about how many passes she should be doing over your face. Even with supposedly overlapping I still had nothing.

You gave them a bad review because they cancelled your appointment? This review should have been information about the procedure, and if it was worth it or not. Because you were inconvenienced is irrelevant, it does not help others determine whether or not to have this procedure done.

I'm surprised the technician didn't offer you hydroquinone before and after your procedures to stop the melanin production.