Originally Posted by
tomc
whiteboy,
From everything i have read and heard from users of IPL I would opt against doing it. It's a bit of a gamble... And seems to be at 50% succees ratio. A good site for reviews...
http://www.realself.com/IPL/reviews
I myself have freckles on my face, arms, shoulders and back. I am currently on my second cycle of melanotan II. My first cycle comprised of a 20 day loading phase. Days 1-5 = 0.03mg per day. Days 6-11 = 0.07mg per day. Days 12-20 =0.10mg per day. After this i kept my tan for 3 months by doing only one dose a week of 0.10mg.
After this I stopped using melanton II to see if my skin would go back to normal. I was glad to see that it did. I had a minor discoloration on my left elbow which was only noticeable to me.
During the time of use SOME of my freckles got darker. The ones the got darker were the freckles that were already darker than majority. I noticed no new freckles at all...
During the cycle side affects I got were]Facial Flushing
Spontaneous Erections
Small suppression of appetite
I never had nausea or any other problems.
I am now currently on my second cycle of melanotan II after having a break, I also had the break because I noticed some people in forums saying they had some vision side from the use of melanotan II, there seemed to be a bit of medical backing to this, so i remain cautious especially because I have blue eyes.
On a positive side with my second cycle I have had less side effects, all that i get now is the Spontaneous Erections. The same freckles have gone darker again but I have not noticed any new freckles. I do pay close attention to my skin and get mole scans regularly to check for melanoma, the place i go to has a record of all my freckles that are suspect and check for new ones every time I go. Which is once every 6 months. They have not found any new freckles either.
I should also mention I have put 3 friends on to melanton II they followed the same loading phase and maintenance phase as me and none have any more new freckles.*
I hope this has helped you, as I am very glad I got on to melanotan II, it's surprising the difference having a nice tan makes in life. I often get comments of how healthy I am looking and how great my tan is.