Years of taking in the sun s harmful uv rays can lead to the flat brown skin patches known as sun or age spots.
Laser treatment for sun spots on legs.
Many spots are completely harmless but the mayo clinic warns that brown spots with darker speckles could be a warning sign of melanoma the most serious form of skin cancer 1 let a doctor take a look at any suspicious spots to get an expert opinion.
Patients can expect to see a decrease in the appearance of unwanted pigment in the treated area.
Because the pigment is located at the base of the epidermis the topmost layer of skin any treatments meant to lighten the age spots must penetrate this layer of skin.
Laser light treatment is appropriate for treating age spots sun damage and freckles on the face neck chest arms hands legs and feet.
Age spot treatments include.
Know what you re dealing with before starting any treatment for brown spots on your legs.
Laser light treatment is a flash similar to a camera flash the frequency of that light is best absorbed by the dark pigmented spots in the skin.
I dont know if my pics attached show typical signs of sun damage or excessive amount of a.
There are many ways to remove dark spots including home remedies otc treatments and laser treatments.
What kinds of results can i expect.
Co2 laser treatment for the full face should cost from 1500 3000 per session.
You may see 70 less of the brown spots and redness caused by ultraviolet uv rays.
I want to get a laser treatment for those following areas but dont know which would laser would work best in getting my results.
It may not work.
I need something effective.
Although certain cancers are sometimes mistakenly diagnosed as sun spots true sun spots are a harmless cosmetic issue.
Limelight is a more targeted form of ipl that uses a green light to focus specifically on skin tone and color.
On my face neck lower arms and lower legs.
In laser sun spot removal a ray of focused beam is used to supercharge those spots which have fallen prey to sunlight.
Dark spots on your legs or hyperpigmentation can be caused by many factors.
You ll get the most benefit if you have light skin and dark hair.
It is important to know what laser treatment for sunspot removal is all about.
The surrounding light skin which is not pigmented does not pick up that light very well so the dark pigmented cells absorb virtually all of the light s energy and simply peel off after a few days.