Although
most brown spots are easily ignored, many are
quite conspicuous and can detract from your skin's
natural beauty.
Melanin is what gives your skin its color. Dark
or light complexioned, we all have varying amounts
of melanin. Pigmented lesions are dark in color
simply because melanin is abnormally concentrated
in one area of the skin. High concentrations of
melanin can be due to various factors. Some types
are present at birth, but most occur with age
or as a result of overexposure to the sun's damaging
rays.
Pigmented
lesions can be successfully lightened or removed
with modern laser IPL technology. Laser IPL removes
pigmented lesions with the energy of light. Laser
IPL is designed to produce one or more specific
light wavelengths, which are absorbed by the pigment.
The rapid absorption of light energy causes the
melanin to destruct to a point where the melanin
concentration is reduced, leaving the treated
skin looking more uniform in color and texture.
The rapid absorption of
light energy causes the pigmented lesion to destruct
to a point where the melanin concentration is reduced,
leaving the treated skin looking more uniform in
color and texture.
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Vascular
and Pigmented Skin Damage Courtesy
of Gayle Rothenberg, MD
Houston, Texas
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Symptoms
of Rosacea
(after 2 Fotofacial treatments) Courtesy
of Robert Weiss, MD
Hunt Valley, Maryland
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Broken Capillaries
(after 3 Fotofacial treatments) Courtesy
of Robert Weiss, MD
Hunt Valley, Maryland |
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