Intense Pulsed Light
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Pros
- One round of IPL with a good practitioner and it’s halfway faded.
- My cheeks and moles and sun spots lightened with the lasers (highly recommended!) so I don’t think this is rosacea.
- What helped me is IPL (I use it on my whole body and it was a game changer (I use philips lumea)).
- Try IPL! Life changing for me
- There are lots of no downtime laser treatments that will stimulate collagen - fraxel, morpheus8, IPL, Clear and Brilliant, etc.
Cons
- It is a certainly a better option for darker scans as compared to IPL
- FYI, I've done IPL too, but it doesn't really help with redness in skin (it's great for reducing brown spots or sun spots though).
- I've have IPL done many years ago and kept up with my skincare since so I don't have a ton of dark spots.
- Parent context: I did a few rounds of IPL to deal with some sunspots but I know that’s not an option for everyone. Reply: It took like 3 sessions to see much of an impact. A good practitioner does make a big difference. They are able to...
- I tried tried a bunch of lasers over the years for it (IPL maybe 6 times over the years, Fraxl once, laser genesis, microneedling, expensive creams, etc., and as soon as my skin saw the sun, it would blow up in melasma and spots…
Sentiment
21 positive (55%) · 9 mixed (24%) · 8 negative (21%)
Trust + time weighted score: +35% · raw score 34%
What redditors said (10 of 38)
One round of IPL with a good practitioner and it’s halfway faded.
It is a certainly a better option for darker scans as compared to IPL
FYI, I've done IPL too, but it doesn't really help with redness in skin (it's great for reducing brown spots or sun spots though).
I've have IPL done many years ago and kept up with my skincare since so I don't have a ton of dark spots.
My cheeks and moles and sun spots lightened with the lasers (highly recommended!) so I don’t think this is rosacea.
Parent context: I did a few rounds of IPL to deal with some sunspots but I know that’s not an option for everyone. Reply: It took like 3 sessions to see much of an impact. A good practitioner does make a big difference. They are able to spot treat which I didn’t realize til three sessions in - this made a big impact I believe. I’m pleased but it is def a longer process bc of the number of sessions.
What helped me is IPL (I use it on my whole body and it was a game changer (I use philips lumea)).
Try IPL! Life changing for me
There are lots of no downtime laser treatments that will stimulate collagen - fraxel, morpheus8, IPL, Clear and Brilliant, etc.
I tried tried a bunch of lasers over the years for it (IPL maybe 6 times over the years, Fraxl once, laser genesis, microneedling, expensive creams, etc., and as soon as my skin saw the sun, it would blow up in melasma and spots…
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