At Aesthetic Allure, we use the latest laser technology to target unwanted sun damage and dark spots. The energy delivered from the laser causes them to slowly disappear through your body's natural healing process, revealing a clearer and more even skin tone.
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Hyperpigmentation occurs when certain areas of the skin become a darker color than the surrounding areas. Usually, discoloration of the skin shows up as brown spots or small patches of freckles that make the skin look uneven. This pigmentation that occurs on the skin is due to the overproduction of melanin, which is the pigment that gives your hair and skin its color.
The three most common causes of pigmentation on the skin are inflammation, hormonal response, and sun exposure. These all trigger a process known as melanogenesis, which is responsible for creating extra melanin as a way of protecting your skin. However, because almost all of us love spending time out in the sun or are simply just exposed by being outside, the UV rays from the sun are the most common cause of dark and brown spots on the skin.
Although melanin naturally acts as your skin's organic and all-natural sunscreen, too much exposure to harmful UV rays triggers the overproduction of melanin which results in uneven skin tone and pigmentation.
When left untreated, dark pigmented spots will continue to accumulate on your skin over time. The more you allow brown spots and pigmentation to accumulate, the more difficult it will be to treat in the future, especially as your skin's ability to renew and heal itself decreases with age.
Age spots and brown spots are a consequence of aging and constant sun exposure. The most effective and rapid treatment for eliminating these spots is laser spot removal, which includes little to no downtime. At Aesthetic Allure, our laser is used to remove dark spots on the face and body, including age spots, sun spots, and freckles revealing a more clear, even, and youthful skin tone. This advanced laser technology works to target unwanted sun damage and brown spots by delivering laser energy that is attracted to the melanin on the top surface of the skin which causes it to break up and pull up to the surface. This eventually causes dark spots to slowly disappear and fall off through your body's natural healing process.
The first step in laser dark spot removal is laser light absorption. This is done when the laser produces short fast pulses that pass through the top layers of the skin allowing the melanin to absorb the energy. The next step in laser dark spot removal is the actual pigment breaking up inside the skin and the laser creates specific wavelengths that mechanically break up the melanin pigment into smaller pieces. Finally, those particles are then removed by the body's own immune system as the melanin serves no function at this point and is cleared from the treated area.
The number of laser treatments to remove sun and dark spots depends on your skin type and dark spot size, as this will determine how many treatments will be needed. The average client will need between 2-3 treatments to completely remove their dark spots.
The full outcome of the treatment may not be visible for up to six months after the treatment as the skin takes time to fully heal itself. Side effects are rare but include redness and sometimes peeling. This is due to the heat from the laser that stimulates the cells to renew.
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"For the perfect rejuvenation of the skin from sunspots, follow up 2 weeks after your laser treatment for a chemical peel, followed by a microdermabrasion facial to fully expose a new glow!"
You might experience mild redness or swelling in the treated areas and are encouraged to stay away from direct sunlight. Most people experience a mild, sunburn sensation, possibly accompanied by some minor swelling immediately after the treatment, however, this all goes away within 24 hours.
Most patients do not experience any pain when undergoing laser dark spot removal with us as each procedure is accompanied by cryo cool air to help calm the treated area. Most patients describe the feeling of the laser as a warm sensation on the face.
For darker skin tones it is a little bit tricky to treat pigmentation with lasers or light energy as most lasers work to target the top layer of the skin or go too deep into the skin and address completely different concerns. The laser we use to treat spot removal is the Cynosure Alexandrite 755nm with a fast pulse.
This laser works on the top layer of the skin and presents risks for darker skin tones as it can trigger further pigmentation. IPL also does not work on dark skin tones for pigmentation as it also works only on the top layer of the skin. The best treatment option to treat discoloration on darker skin tones is a series of professional chemical peels.
If you're considering a laser or IPL treatment for dark spot removal, the tradeoff is between gentleness or more effective results. True laser treatments release a focused, single wavelength of light to target a particular area on the skin. True laser technology using Alexandrite wavelength is more effective and requires fewer treatments as compared to IPL.
IPL treatments emit multiple wavelengths of light and target larger areas in a diffused way giving off less energy making it gentler, but unfortunately, less effective. If you want fewer, more targeted treatments that actually produce quick results, laser is the better option.
In order to prepare for dark spot laser removal, it is best to avoid the sun or indoor tanning salons for 4-6 weeks before your treatment. If you will be in the sun, use sunblock with at least 30 SPF. Please note that by being tan or having any self-tanner will result in you coming back another time for you to get the treatment as this interest with the efficacy of the laser spot removal treatment and can result in unwanted side effects.
Ensure you also discontinue any topical active products or medications 7 days prior to your treatment and if you had botox or any fillers recently done you must wait at least 4-6 weeks.
The laser spot removal treatment uses laser light which causes heat within the skin for it to work, so it is very important that for at least 48 hours post-treatment you do not add any additional heat to the skin such as the sun, working out, hot showers, saunas, or hot tubs.
Please ensure you do not apply any makeup for at least 24 hours and make sure to apply moisturizer and sunblock consistently as this will protect your skin from having pigmentation pop up again.
With sunspots mostly occurring during the summertime, it is best to get treated for sunspots using our laser during the time of year when the sun is not as strong, which is during the winter. If you get brown spots treated off your skin at this time of year, they'll stay away during the winter months because the strength of the sun will not be able to trigger the spots to come back.
When it comes to spring and summertime, you can take proactive steps to prevent those spots from reappearing again by getting facial treatments specifically designed to treat pigmentation and prevent it. More importantly, the best way to prevent and protect your skin from sun spots is by simply applying sunblock all year round as the sun is damaging for the skin and is the root cause of most pigmentation.
Laser spot removal works best on targeted spots of pigmentation, which is why at Aesthetic Allure we charge per spot treated. With laser spot removal, we charge $45 per spot and most clients will need a minimum of 2-3 treatments spaced 4-5 weeks apart.
If you have more than a few spots on the face we recommend coming in for a free consultation for us to customize a treatment plan and discuss more customized pricing options to address your brown spot concerns.
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