Ref: Redness after photoderm

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>Ya'll state you had redness after photoderm treaments, was the

>redness all over your face or just the areas that were normally red.

>Also were you so much reder that you were noticable among people who

>have seen you prior to treament. And finally did you use the ice

>pacts after treatments, sorry for all the questions but Greg, your

>post came just in time as I am scheduled for my first treament with

>Dr. Ritchie next thursday. THANKS: The group has been puting

>out good info: lately!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello,

As for location of the redness after my photoderm sessions, it was the

places normally red (cheeks and nose for me). My first session he went

over my forehead as well and that was not red at all after the

treatment. (My forehead has never been a problem, but Ritchie said it

may become a problem.) I was noticably redder the evenings after

treatments, and the following day. I would say maybe 30% worse. This

went away after about 2 days, and was then followed by a couple weeks

of volatility within my normal redness range. As far as ice packs, I

used them after my second treatment (the Varia laser left me swollen,

which was gone by the next day) and the third treatment (I feared the

Dornier laser would make me swell, but it didn't). If it's just a

standard photoderm IPL treatment, you probably won't need an ice pack,

though the nurse will put creams on you.

-Greg

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