Ah, thanks guys, now I understand. I must have had my brain turned off!  I have been off line for a while, when I logged back in I saw some new banner/headlines on the melanotan.org site and a new TV report. I freaked out when I saw your comment Henry because I thought some tv show had been using our images.... Funny, the bushfires didn't even register.  I've been in the snow lately.
 
Thanks for thinking of me (and other aussies) Henry. It really is horrific. My family, friends and I have all been spared (thank god).
 
As for the tan: Well, I haven't used any melanotan II for a few weeks. Recently I had some IPL done. About 15 spots on my back and 10 on my arms. Seems to have worked well, but has left some white spots where there used to be moles. I'm hoping these will return to the same color as the surrounding skin (tanned) withing a few months.  
 
For anyone getting IPL done, let me suggest this: Don't let the nurse/doctor do a test patch some where obvious (like the top of your forearm). I've got 2 big white bars on my arm from where the laser toasted my tan off.
 
 
Milkman

I started to get tonsilitis again. Nothing really bad, but i can feel it coming on. It begun about 2 days ago. As I've noted before, these very same symptoms occur when my dosage is higher. In this case I have been doing 0.66mg lately which is about double my normal dose. I guess I am looking a little darker again.  
 
So I have stopped dosing and am using some penicilin V for a few days.
 
Cheers,
Milkman.

Thanks Virginian,
 Yes, I've already experimented with both lower dosages and antihistamine. Lower dosages works fine (see earlier posts) -no sides at all. This particular symptom is typical for me at higher dosages. On this occasion I went up to 0.66mg/day because my peptide had been dilute for over 6 weeks already and there was a lot left. - So I thought I'll ramp up and use a bit more before it expired completely. This time the side effect is very minor compared to previous occasions. It certainly re-inforces that for me, high doses are where the problem starts. Antihistamine was never necessary after I began lower doses. The lowest dose cycle I have done is about 0.1mg/day, this however just gave me the tinyest bit of colour(good for winter). So far 0.2mg 5 ouf of 7 days of the week is ideal, and 0.33mg 5 or more days per week is great for getting dark again.  
 
Cheers,
Milkman.

Show us some current pictures, bro  I'm baack.

IPL:
 
Here are some photos from my IPL treatment. The area photographed is actually just a test area where they guage the skin's response to a certain setting on the laser machine.  
 
Apparently, even though the setting was low, the laser burnt more than it should have. After this burnt patch healed up, it left the area completely white and it looked kind of silly compared to the surrounding tanned skin.  The color is coming back gradually though.
 
You may need to scroll to the right to see all the pics.
 
Cheers,  
Milkman

Hi milkman. Is there any trace now left on your arm from the IPL treatment?  The head of the machine is so big.  I know yours was a test, but can't they cover the skid around the mole?  I have pinhead-sized moles I want to get rid of, and I don't want a two inch long mark over each one.

That's good to know.  Thanks. Now I just need to find somewhere with an IPL machine who'll do it. That's proving harder than I thought.
 
Oh, one final thing. How long did it take from the day of treatment to the time when there was no visible trace of having had anything done?

Have you heard of many people who have had permanent or long-lasting hypopigmentation from IPL?
 
What other options are there for removing small moles?

Quote from bulletman on 04/28/09 at 16:58:54:

 
In the hands of the wrong person. - yes....I would agree with that !

UPDATE:
Ok, so I'm done with IPL for now. All the spots on my back and arms have been removed (apart from very trivial spots). What's left is white spots. So I'm getting back on the melanotan II with a dosage of around 0.25mg/day 5 days a week.  That should see the color come back within 2 or 3 months.  
 
It's a pitty in a way. The woman that was treating me from the IPL place has the most smokin' hot figure and I was just starting to build rapport....Ah well.  I'll have to go back and get a brizillian sometime...ha ha ha..
 
 
Cheers,
Milkman.