Do you want to minimize your rosacea or redness? Does your sun damage seem unmanageable with serums or prescription topicals? Then an IPL is the treatment here at Flatirons Dermatology is what you need. This is an intense pulse light.  This treatment is designed to treat redness, hyperpigmentation, or sun damage.  This treatment is great for patients suffering from rosacea.  It can help reduce redness that comes with Rosacea. There can be some swelling and redness post procedure.  When treating hyperpigmentation, there is a “coffee ground effect” that occurs on the skin, where the pigmentation is.  This can happen anywhere between 2-5 days post treatment.  It is very important to use your post treatment products as well as wearing your sunscreen and staying out of the sun as much as possible for the next two weeks, while you are slightly sun sensitive.