I tried IPL laser treatment.

🎀 What treatment did you have? IPL laser

 

🎀 Why did you decide to get this procedure? Because my skin was so blemished, wrinkled, and in disarray.

 

🎀 How satisfied were you with the treatment? Your skin tone will improve after about two weeks. However, unless you receive treatment consistently, you won't see dramatic results.

 

🎀 How painful was the procedure? Please rate it on a scale of 1–5 (1: Almost no pain, 3: Tolerable, 5: Extremely painful)

3. The pain is tolerable.

 

🎀 How was the service provided at the hospital where you received the procedure? (Consultation/Staff Service)

They provide excellent advice and service. They are always friendly.

 

🎀 How much did the procedure cost? (If you received a discount, please indicate the discounted amount!)

1.2 million won for 8 sessions including shrink and IPL

 

I wasn't interested in skin care to begin with. Because I didn't use sunscreen when I was young, my freckles became deeply ingrained.

After having two children, my freckles got worse.

Moreover, the wrinkles became more and more severe, so my mother, who could not stand to see it any longer, took me to a friend's hospital.

He suggested that we get treatment together, so I started taking the Shrink+IPL package.

The hospital I went to was “Choi Gyu-nam Plastic Surgery” in Tanbang-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon.

My mom and I go to the clinic once every 2-3 months to get shrink lifting and IPL together.

 

 

First, I looked up what an IPT laser is.

IPL stands for Intense Pulsed Light.

It is said that you can see an improvement in the overall skin condition with complex light of a wide wavelength range.

Lasers with a single wavelength can only treat one skin defect, such as blood vessels, wrinkles, pigmentation, and hair removal.

IPL laser affects all types of skin troubles and helps improve the overall skin condition.

By periodically emitting strong light of various wavelengths, IPL can help with various skin problems, such as telangiectasia, pigmentation, and enlarged pores. IPL is said to be most effective for freckles.

Freckles are said to be suitable for IPL, which improves them by peeling off the surface, as melanin pigment is concentrated on the outermost layer of the skin.

These IPL laser devices include the following:

 

 

So what about laser toning?

Unlike IPL, laser toning removes excessive melanin pigments formed in the deep layer of the skin, the dermis.

It is said that it slowly breaks down and improves with low energy and wavelength.

Unlike IPL, laser toning does not cause scabs and has low energy, so it only takes about 10 sessions.

The number of treatments is said to be approximately once a week.

 

In some ways, I think laser toning would be the answer to my deep-seated concerns.

I decided to get IPL treatment to improve my overall skin tone and blemishes.

 

This is my skin before I went back for the IPL laser treatment 2 months ago.

You will see deep-rooted freckles on the left and right sides of your face.

I took this picture the morning before I went for my IPL laser treatment on July 1st.

 

This is July 2nd, the day after I had the IPL laser treatment.

When I get IPL, my face doesn't get as red as I thought.

Maybe because it's the next day, it seems to have calmed down.

 

Do you see the sticker sitting there?

It's been 5 days since I received IPL laser treatment on Wednesday, July 5th.

These scabs form, but since my skin is prone to scabs, I just covered them with BB cream and cushion and went about my day.

 

And this is the condition on July 8th, one week after the IPL laser treatment.

You can see that a lot of the scab has fallen off...

On this day, I was not feeling well due to acute pharyngitis, and my phlegm started to come up.

I can see the effect of IPL slightly, but I can't say how much it has improved because my skin tone is not good due to condition issues.

Of course, deep-rooted freckles won't get better with just one IPL treatment.

 

However, after 1-2 weeks of receiving IPL laser treatment, your skin tone will become more even overall.

People said, "Is it because it's improved? My face looks better."

 

I'm greedy... I want to get IPL laser treatment every 2-3 months and laser toning treatment in between.

The cost is not cheap and it is not easy for working moms to take that much time off.. haha

But, I'm really worried about removing those deep-rooted freckles... that's my goal(?) these days.

 

Precautions after IPT laser treatment

Washing your face or putting on makeup on the day of the procedure is possible, but you must use products that are not irritating.

There may be a burning sensation in the treatment area, so after the treatment, the hospital will apply a generous amount of essence to your face and place a cooling pack on it.

They also told me that it would be good to use a cool pack once more at night at home.

They say it's good to do cold compresses often.

 

And sunscreen is a must after the procedure.

If your skin is exposed without protection while it is irritated, you may get the opposite result.

Even at the hospital, be sure to apply sunscreen after using the pack.

I think I need to be more careful about using sunscreen even when I'm at home for the next week.

 

And you should refrain from sunbathing or strenuous outdoor activities.

You should also avoid saunas and strenuous exercise for about a week.

And they say that applying regenerative cream and soothing moisturizer for about a week is good for skin recovery.

 

I suddenly caught a bad cold and couldn't take care of myself properly.

I think I should put on a pack and take care of my face at night now.. haha..

Here is my review after receiving the IPL laser treatment.