Skin Pigmentation Treatment
Unfortunately not all of us are gifted with a flawless-looking clear skin. Skin pigmentation is as common as the air we breathe. Excess production of melanin in our bodies can cause dark patches or spots on the skin. There are many other reasons that can trigger skin pigmentation such as sun damage, hormonal imbalances and a few other environmental factors. In some rare cases, pigmentation on the skin can be caused due to pigmentation disorder or as a side effect of a chronic disease. The best news is that today with proper examination and treatment Skin Pigmentation is fully curable.
Best Skin Pigmentation Treatment
Surgical face-lifts require extensive recovery times whereas Picosure offers a quick and easy, non-surgical, non-invasive laser skin treatment. It focuses on your problem areas whether it’s brown spots, sun damage, freckles, pigmented lesions, wrinkles or acne scars. This can be used to treat many areas of the body including the chest or décolleté, face, hands, legs, and more.
Traditional lasers rely on intense heat energy which cause pain and led to significant skin redness and downtime however this gentler treatment provides impressive results without the associated discomfort and downtime of traditional lasers.
Melanin gives us our skin color. Pigmented lesions including sunspots, age spots, and brown patches, are dark in color because the melanin is concentrated in one area of the skin. Most pigmented lesions come from sun exposure while some patients are born with them. Hormonal changes can also induce pigment changes in the skin.
This picosecond laser can remove a variety of benign unwanted pigmentation. Age spots, freckles, and brown patches can all be removed with PicoSure. Epidermal as well as dermal pigment can be treated very effectively. The alexandrite picosecond laser is very effective for treatments of Nevus of Ota with a lower number of sessions needed.
A series of treatments is usually recommended. Each patient is unique and will be evaluated prior to treatment.
Most patients find the procedure tolerable and require no numbing cream or anesthesia. The use of a forced air cooling system is recommended. Patients often compare the laser pulse to a snap of a thin rubber band however everybody is different and it can depend on the level of treatment needed.
