Are IPL Photo Facials Effective on Melasma?

Can everyone benefit from a photofacial? I have melasma from years of taking the birth control pill but have heard contradictory information about who can benefit from this procedure. 

Photofacials are widely known as the “gold standard” for treating vascular lesions and pigmented lesions associated with sun damage. However, photofacials are not the recommended treatment for melasma, which is blotchy pigmentation most often associated with pregnancy or oral contraceptive use. In fact, photofacials can often times darken this pigmentation. Fortunately, effective treatment for melasma does exist with the development of the Cosmelan depigmentation system.