If you ask most people what they would like to improve on their skin, the answer usually involves making the skin tone more uniform, eliminating the complexity of defects and imperfections. The ideal look for naturally healthy skin is a uniform clear skin tone. When the skin is free of blemishes it projects a healthy natural glow.
Skin pigmentation can take the form of freckles, age spots or larger patches of discolored skin. The most common form is hyperpigmentation, which is excess production of melanin from the pigment of the skin, which appear as localized patches, which are darker than the surrounding skin. Patches typically do not rise, as hyperpigmentation occurs under the top layer of the skin.
Pigmentation can be caused by excessive sun exposure, injury, post-inflammation / acne or hormonal changes. Laser and IPL treatment can help reduce the appearance of many forms of pigmentation.
Laser and IPL can improve the appearance of:
- Darker patches
- Freckles
- Age Spots / Lentigines
- Sun spots
- Some brown birthmarks
- Marks left from scars