I Trust Esana MedSpa - New Haven, CT

Miss Clare, you look absolutely lovely! I am so very glad to see how well IPL worked for you. All the best!

Hello... I enjoyed reading your experience Miss Clare. I'm glad your happy and I'm not surprised.

Thought I'd add a different angle. I'm male and purchased a new professional machine a few years ago for personal usage largely for unwanted hair growth - I looked like a neanderthal. Also, underneath the hair I 'discovered' a number of browned spots. It has been a process of trial, error, pain and, very much success. I feel like a different person now. I would say to anyone with money and a patient disposition IPL is very effective and can permanently change your skin, if used properly. It's no gimmick but not a simple office visit either. It takes time and discomfort, especially so if thick hair growth is to be removed for good ;)

Good luck to all.

Thanks for sharing. My dermatologist recommended I get 5 IPL treatments on my face to help with some brown spots and the redness. I was considering it but after reading so many reviews on here that were negative, I'm hesitant. I read your review and it gave me some hope! I'm worried about the pain, blistering and scarring. I have very light, white skin with red undertone in my face. I'm 35 and live in Louisiana. I wear sunscreen and moisturizer every day. I just need help getting rid of some of the redness and some brown spots. I think IPL would work but am scared! I also am nervous to get this done and EVERYONE at work would know cause they would see the burns, marks, "dirt." Can you comment?

He Batonrougecutue. The primary intent of my original post was to counteract a negative IPL reputation with regards to efficacy. I consider myself a perfect example and proof of its capability. But there is a big but. You have to know what you're doing and in my case I had the benefits of owning my own professional machine. I could sit in my home and experiment on my skin and its particular problems. Most of my body is clean now with just an occasional touch up but even those times are less frequent. Most of the darker skin blotches were on my stomach and back, I think they call them kidney spots. My skin is between 2-3 so a typical shade for caucasion, and the spots were at least 4 and quite distinct. Skin shade scale is from 1-5 where 1 is the lightest. I had to use less power intensity with a different light spectrum, and the thing with spots is the light focuses on the entire dark area unlike with hair where the intensity focuses more on the folicles. So I did feel the zap more than with the hair and there was redness but I had to use that power to be effective in gradually eliminateing the darkened areas. Your skin will be lighter than mine and that may be to your advantage? That means the light transfer will not focus as much on the skin that is not darkened (light heat energy is absorbed by dark contrast ). I don't know if your face will be any more sensitive than my stomach. I've found redness usually goes away within a day, IF done correctly. Since you will not be able to experiment at home you have to get someone with plenty of experience. Read as many reviews as you can find before handing over significant cash, and remember it will probably take a number of visits. If all is done correctly the elimination of the spots should be permanent. Good luck :)

I will get the next one or two as soon as Dr Davila and Dr Pan think I should. If they think I should wait 4 weeks, okay! Four months? That's okay too. I've had blotches on my neck for a long time and I usually cover my chest in the summer. But now I will ALWAYS cover my chest in the summer!

I'm eager for results, but not impatient. Besides, I'd like the "package deal" discount!