Is laser freckle removal reliable?

With the continuous addition of high-tech products, our lives are getting better and better, and many things in life become very convenient with the help of high technology. Similarly, in the era of high technology, skin care will become very simple, and when faced with some difficult skin problems, high-tech products can also help us treat them effectively. So, is laser freckle removal a reliable method?

Indications

Freckles, coffee spots, sun spots, age spots, nevus of Ota, nevus of Ito, tattoos, etc.

Contraindications

Patients who cannot tolerate surgery.

Principle of surgery

Laser can selectively act on different skin tissues. As long as a specific light source is used, it can be ensured that it only acts on pigmentation without affecting normal skin tissue. Laser energy can be absorbed by the pigment particles in the lesions in a very short time, generating extremely high temperatures, causing them to expand rapidly, forming micro-explosions, vaporizing and crushing them into very small particles, which are then swallowed and cleared by macrophages in the tissue.

Postoperative complications

Patients with a scar-prone constitution may experience excessive scar proliferation.

Postoperative Care

1. After the operation, place sterile gauze on the treatment area and apply ice packs for 30 to 60 minutes.

2. Keep the treated area clean and dry. Do not expose it to water before the local scab forms to prevent infection.

3. Be sure to protect yourself from the sun for half a month to half a year after treatment. You should also apply appropriate sunscreen indoors and strengthen sun protection outdoors.

4. The skin needs to be moisturized after surgery.

Precautions

1. Generally speaking, the younger the age, the thinner the skin, the relatively shallower the lesions, the stronger the repair and absorption capacity, the fewer treatments, and the better the treatment effect.

2. Laser treatment of pigmentation requires multiple treatments. Chloasma generally requires about 5 treatments, café-au-lait spots require 1 to 3 treatments, and freckles and age spots usually only require one treatment. Each treatment was separated by about 2 months.

3. Avoid strenuous activities or makeup before the scab falls off, and do not tear off the scab forcibly.

4. Some patients may experience pigmentation, which usually disappears on its own within a few months.

5. Both doctors and patients should protect their eyes during treatment.

6. Laser treatment of pigmented lesions will not cause irreversible damage to the body.

7. Try to go to a regular professional hospital and choose a qualified professional doctor for treatment to ensure safety and effectiveness.

8. Choose spring, autumn and winter as much as possible for treatment.