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Freckles and sun spots treatment
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Freckles and brown spots treatment
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Sun/Age Spots
Treatments: Surgical removal, alexandrite laser, Plasma, Fraxel laser, Erbium Pixel, CO2 laser, IPL .
Solar lentigos are often referred to as sun or age spots. They may occur in all sun exposed areas and result from UVA exposure. Many treatments are available to remove them from the skin without scarring.
Treatment regimens are tailored to your skin and also depend on other problems that are desired to be corrected at the same time. In general, each spot appears darker after treatment until the skin has flaked off after about 10 days.
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I would like the removal of singular freckles (not sun spots) on the neck and ear lobe. What is my best option/treatment? Would an IPL or another laser treatment fade or remove the freckles?
It sounds as if you have a nevus on the neck and on the earlobe. They are commonly referred to as liver spots or moles and are not related to sun exposure. If the diagnosis nevus is correct, treatment may not be as simple as you assume. To this date, we do not have any conclusive data on the safety of laser treatment of a nevus. Therefore, it is not generally offered in the United States. A flat nevus can be excised but this will leave a scar. If it is a little bit elevated above skin surface it can be flush removed. Evaluation is key to give you the proper treatment options.
I have poikiloderma civatte and I have had only 2 ipl rx (i believe). I don’t see much difference. Someitimes it itches and if a were certain fabrics it seems to aggravate the problem. Are you able to help me with this condition?
In my experience, pulsed dye laser works better than IPL, although IPL is a reasonable treatment. Regardless, it takes usually aloud 4 treatments with the pulsed dye laser and possibly even more with IPL to correct poikiloderma.
hi, I am 33 years old i have a little brown spots in my face since i was a child, i tried a cream called be white advanced by vichy. it worked i mean thos spot become light.but they come back and im really not happy whit this. so i heard about a laser technology so i want to know please.im a male.thanks
Brown spots on the face can be treated by laser as long as the surrounding skin is fairly light. If the surrounding skin is darker other treatments including peels can be used to safely remove them. You need an evaluation to learn about the options that are most effective and safe for you.
Many years ago, I had laser treatment to remove a quarter sized sun/age spot from my face. Over the years, the spot has returned. Is there any treatment that will allow me to enjoy the sun, with sunscreen, and still have the spot removed and not return.
Laser is the most effective technology to date to remove sun spots. Once a sun spot/ brown spot/ age spot is fully treated, it must be diligently protected from the sun, especially from its UVA rays. This is achieved by wearing sun protection daily, by reapplying sunscreen with prolonged exposure and by avoidance of sun bathing. The type of sunscreen is important as not all sunscreens protect from UVA rays equally. Physical protection with zinc oxide or chemical sunscreens containing Cell Ox Shield, Mexoryl or Helioplex technology are the most effective sunscreens currently available in the US.
Franziska Ringpfeil, MD
I have a half inch age spot on my temple, but actually both cheeks are discolored (slight brown) with small spots on my checks.
I was speaking with a friend who had laser surgery done, and she said that large areas like my cheeks can be done.
What is the surgery time, and how much typically does something like this cost?
Thank you, Dan
From your description it appears that you have a sun spot / brown spot / age spot. If an evaluation confirms the diagnosis, the most efficient way to eradicate these benign sun induced pigment changes from the skin is the use of a pigment specific laser. Between 1-3 treatments 4-6 weeks apart are needed. The treatments feel very warm on the skin but take only minutes. The cost depends on the size of the area or number of spots treated. We charge $105 (for spot size up to 1 cm) for the first spot and $20 for each additional spot per treatment. If there more than 15 spots on the face, we charge a flat fee of $400 per treatment.
Franziska Ringpfeil, MD
I would like the removal of very small age spots on one hand. The other hand was already done abroad. I would appreciate info on the cost of laser removal?
Sun or age spots are common on the hands and can effectively be removed using a laser that specifically targets pigment. Depending on the intensity of the sun spots, 1-3 treatments 4-6 weeks apart are needed to remove them. With proper application of a potent UVA filtering sunscreen, you can even prevent new ones from forming. The treatment per session for both hands is $300, but if less than 10 spots total are present, the charge will be smaller.