IPL Photofacial

Hi DR., I recently had Fotofacial performed for redness of the face and my skin after one treatment is much better. I had a lot of scabing on my face the flaked off in about 2-3 days. Now there is new pink skin where the scabs were. Will this skin lose the pinkness and regain my natural skin tone. There is a few little stripes that you can see and really would like to have all one skin tone. Did the operator of the IPL use it on too high of a setting. I was told I could return to work the next day yet I have taken a few days off from work so it will heal. I was not told that I would have any type of scabs or downtime. Should I have another treatment or is my skin to sensitive to the light? thanks, Mack


hi mack,
good questions.
i think you will be just fine, but be very careful of the sun and keep your skin well moisturized. your skin will re-pigment and look ok and the stripes should disappear. if you do it again, and there is no requirement to do it again, i would consider setting the machine to a bit lower energy.