Laser therapy is one of the most exciting treatments for removing unwanted pigments in the skin such as Age spots, Sun spots, Freckles, Tattoos, Nevus of Ota, Mongolian spots
The treatment feels like a rubber band snapping. An anesthetic cream is usually applied 1 hour before treatment. Some redness and swelling may be expected, but you can soon return to your normal activities.
Depending on the type of pigment in your skin, it can be gone in as few as one to two sessions, especially with freckles and age spots. When dealing with tattoos, the average, professional tattoo requires more than 6-8 treatments, while amateur tattoos require more than 3-4 treatments. Treatment is usually spaced 6 - 8 weeks apart. The number of treatments depends on the amount and type of tattoo ink used, and the depth of the ink in the skin. The treatment of birthmarks is more complicated and may require many sessions, depending on the type of birthmarks being treated.
The treated area may darken sometimes but will fade within 3 - 6 months. This is part of the healing process and lightening cream may be prescribed for you to speed up recovery. Other side effects such as skin lightening and scarring are fortunately rare.
Laser therapy is one of the most exciting treatments for removing unwanted pigments in the skin such as Age spots, Sun spots, Freckles, Tattoos, Nevus of Ota, Mongolian spots
No, dark (blue/black and green) and red inks fade the best. Purple may also respond. Yellow is very difficult to remove, although it may fade slowly through the process.
