You were diagnosed with rosacea this spring, and the sun damage from your tanning-bed years sits right beside the redness on your cheeks. A photofacial IPL BBL treatment in Fairfax, VA can treat both, as long as it’s planned around the rosacea. Below, you’ll learn how Waseem Garbia, PA-C, sets that plan at Dontage.
Will the Same Photofacial Clear My Brown Spots Too?
Yes, when your skin is calm. At the beginning of your consultation, you and Waseem will go over your triggers, what your dermatologist has you using, and whether you’re in a flare that week, since we don’t treat an inflamed face. To be on the safe side, you’ll stop any retinol a week ahead and stay out of the sun and off sunless tanner for at least two weeks.
Whichever name you’ve been reading, your treatment happens on the same device at our office on Williams Drive, the Sciton BBL HERO, and Waseem will set it for the redness in your cheeks first. Feel free to ask him about our Wednesday-to-Friday evenings, when the office sees patients until 7:30 p.m.
Will the Same Photofacial Clear My Brown Spots Too?
Yes. You’ll wear goggles, feel a cool gel go on, and then a series of flashes with warmth for about 30 minutes, and the same pass that reaches the redness reaches the sun spots. Afterward your cheeks will be pink for a few hours, and for the next two days you’ll skip the sauna, the hard workout, the wine, and the spicy food, since heat is what brings a flare on.
For a first session, Waseem will typically start on a lower setting and a smaller area, and you’ll come back two to four weeks later for the full face. The brown spots darken for a week or two and flake away. Most patients finish with three to six sessions, and two visits a year keep the redness down after that. In between, Emilia Montalvo, LME, our master aesthetician, can plan a gentle custom facial around your rosacea, and your first-time skincare consultation is complimentary.
Elevate Your Look at Dontage
You’ll leave your consultation with Waseem Garbia, PA-C, knowing whether your skin is calm enough to start, what to stop beforehand, and how many sessions your cheeks will need. Call Dontage at 703-962-4772 or text 571-581-1020 to book your photofacial consultation.