Is it safe to use IPL hair removal with an extended vitiligo?

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Asked By:mirvat610440 in Toronto, ON

I have a very extended Vitiligo on my face , arms, hands, legs,...etc A few days ago I bought an IPL hair removal machine. I want to know if it'a safe to use the machine in my case especially I don't want my vitiligo to be worst !!! It's worst enough like this... Thank you so much for answering my question.

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