Dr. Sam Lam Plastic Surgery Forum

I have found SO many mixed reviews about IPL when i researched it online. there are actually forums and msg boards dedicated to the horror stories of IPL (breakouts, pucky skin, bad texture, dents, prematurely aged, fat loss, etc.) Does the procedure have a large margin of error? meaning, does the care of the doctor performing it have a big effect on the results? I am contemplating where to go and how much to spend, ...

Hi Dr. Lam,

Is it safe to have an IPL following facial fat grafting? If so, what would be the appropriate amount of time after graphting to have a laser treatment for broken blood vessels?

Thank you ;)

Hi Dr. Lam, ;)

It's me again! Thank you for answering so many of my questions. Here is another; Why do you combine both laser treatment and facial graphting? What type of patient would be a candidate and what kind of results do you usually get?

Thank you
K. Lovato

HI Dr. Lam,

Do you treat Rosacea or broken capillaries on the face? Would you treat before fat graphing?

Thank you ;)

Hi Dr. Lam,
Would silicone microdroplets injected into acne scars preclude me from having a VERY aggressive laser treatment in the future for wrinkles and/or the same scars? (I'm thinking CO2, Fraxel re:pair, or Pixel at the HIGHEST SETTINGS?) Do you have patients who have undergone aggressive lasers at the highest settings after silicone microdroplets? I just don't want to rule out the (strong) lasers as future treatment options.
Thank you so much for your ...

Hi Dr. Lam,

In many of your posts, I've read that laser can help take the redness out of a surgical scar. I had some laser sessions performed on a fresh surgical scar that was a couple months old. While the redness did not abate noticeably, the scar is now surrounded by brown discoloration that does not seem to fade. It has been well over 6 months after the last laser session, but the brown ...

I come to you with a rather interesting set of circustances. I had a nasal vein treated with IPL 4 years ago. Everything was fine for a couple of weeks after the treatment, but then the area that was treated began to become slowly more and more depressed with lines around it that seemed to indent. After visiting various laser specialists over the years to look at it, they concluded what had happend was likely ...

I am a 36 yr old female. Over the past year and a half I have had 3 full face ipl/rf (fotofacial) treatments (with a syneron aurora)for sunspots and freckles. I have pale white skin that burns easily and freckles easily too.The first 2 times I had good results. Though I had a few hyperpigmentation spots on my forehead and chin.

But the last time I had it done., which was 6 months ago now(sep ...

Dear Dr Lam,

I am yet another fat loss victim from IPL. So far, my case is not as severe as others, who have experienced over all volume loss. I am a female, 43 yrs old.
I have rosacea and have been having IPL treatments since the year 2000. This worked well and put me in complete remission.
Fast forward to more recently. I developed severe rosacea due to another doctor advising me to use ...

First let me start by saying I am 19 years old. 3 weeks ago I had an IPL treatment for rosacea. I experienced no burns, blisters, or bruising. 8 days after the procedure I started to notice indentations on my face. Within two days I had about 4 indentations on my face, but they seemed to stop. About 1 week after they appeared, several more appeared over night as well. I have read some pretty ...