Laser Away Your Freckles…
Many women have sun spots, freckles or dark stubborn pigmentation that makes their skin look uneven, sun damaged and ages the skin. Pigmentation can be caused by hormones, the sun, damaged skin or it can even be hereditary. The trick to removing and fading pigmentation is to know which treatments suit your skin type and the reason you have it.
Here I am going to try and breakdown which treatments or combination of treatments are best suited to remove pigment for your skin type.
For fair skin with freckles, spots and more superficial pigmentation caused by the sun we know that laser pigmentation removal can clear the pigment with instant results. If you have pigmentation has been caused by hormones or during pregnancy, the pigmentation sits deeper in the skin. This pigmentation is harder to treat and needs a combination of at home active ingredients and in clinic peels, like our popular azelaic peel.
If you have an olive or a darker skin type, removing pigmentation caused by the sun and hormones is best achieved with a combination of at home ingredients and in clinic peels. Products to use at home include Clear Skin 2% or Lighten to fade pigmentation and works best when mixed with Vitamin A (New Skin or Stieva A). Also using Smooth Skin 8%, with Glycolic acid to exfoliate pigmentation and C’ensil, with high concentrates of Vitamin C will aid with fading pigmentation and improving skin texture. The best in clinic peels include Azelaic, Vitamin C and Glycolic Acid.
In essence, the trick to removing pigment is to use a combination of treatments that are suited to your skin type. Lucky for you Skin Gym gives you access to a large number of these clinically proven treatments. So to begin your journey to pigment-free skin, book in for your monthly skin peel and speak to one of our senior skin therapists about the best treatments for your concerns and skin type.
November 19, 2017 @ 10:10 am
Hi,
I have serval moles/sunspots that I wanted to have Laser removed. Is this possible?
Thank you,
KRISTIE
November 21, 2017 @ 3:36 am
Hi Kristie,
Thank you for reaching out to us. We can certainly look to see if we can remove moles and/or sunspots that you may have. The treatment we recommend depends on if we are treating moles or sun spots. A sun spot is considered pigmentation and is caused by excessive UV exposure. A mole is usually a raised skin growth that is usually black or brown. We offer free consultations so that we can see what the best treatment is for you based on the lesion we are treating.
If we are treating sun spots or freckles we would use a laser to have them removed. The laser light absorb the pigment in freckles or age spots, without harming the surrounding tissue. The number of treatments you require may vary, depending upon the amount of your freckles + pigmentation. It is common to require 2-3 treatments to clear most freckles + pigmentation.
Before the removal of any raised moles, you will be required to have the moles you wish to be removed checked by a doctor or at a skin cancer clinic before removal. You will need to provide us with a doctors or skin check certificate at your appointment. You are then free to have your mole removal treatment as planned. Treatment only available to clients over the ages over 18.
Clearskincare Clinics Team
February 13, 2018 @ 11:31 am
Freckles are the common skin problems. Choosing a wrong removal method can be a cause of scar. I have the good experience of Freckles removal via laser. It is a very simple and painless procedure and doesn’t take much time. Thanks.