After your treatment
Caring for your skin after M22 IPL Photofacial
What to expect, what helps, and what is worth telling us about.
Treated brown spots typically darken to coffee-coloured flecks before flaking away, and a mild warm flush is normal at first.
- Cleanse gently, moisturise, and wear a high-factor sunscreen daily and diligently.
- Stay out of direct sun, and avoid sunbeds and self-tan on treated skin.
- Do not scrub, pick or exfoliate the darkened flecks — let them shed on their own.
- Leave acids and retinoids for a few days.
- Skip saunas, steam rooms, hot showers and intense exercise for the first 24 hours.
- A cool compress is fine if the skin feels warm.
Tell us if you see blistering, or redness and swelling that increase rather than settle.
General guidance for this treatment, not a personal care plan. The instructions your practitioner gives you at your appointment come first — follow those. If anything worries you afterwards, contact the clinic.
This page was reviewed by Olivia Yang, Licensed Cosmetologist.
NY License AEC-25-00169
Reviewed: the description of this treatment, how the appointment runs, and what the studio provides — not its clinical safety or aftercare.
Last reviewed August 13, 2026.
