Seven misunderstandings about laser spot removal

Laser freckle removal is very popular now, and all major beauty salons provide laser freckle removal services. However, many people who love beauty want to remove spots, but they are hesitant about laser spot removal and are quite concerned about many of the comments about laser spot removal. So what are the current misunderstandings about laser spot removal, and how should we correctly distinguish right from wrong?

1: Laser freckle removal only requires one treatment

Laser freckle removal cannot be accomplished with just one treatment. Generally, clinical laser freckle removal requires about 1 to 5 treatments, with about 1-2 months between each treatment. The number of laser freckle removal treatments is mainly related to these two factors:

2. Laser freckle removal will leave scars

Because lasers of specific wavelengths can pass through the epidermis and dermis to reach the diseased pigmented tissue and only act on the pigment particles, the epidermis of the skin is basically not damaged, so no scars will be left on the skin. Lasers of different wavelengths can be selectively absorbed by the pigments in the skin (which can be black, blue, green, brown, red, brown, yellow, etc.). It is like using a flashlight to shine through the glass window at night to see things inside the house. The glass will not be damaged at all. In other words, laser freckle removal is a treatment performed inside the skin. Furthermore, the laser beam has a small area and passes through the skin in an extremely short time of milliseconds or microseconds. The laser causes very little heat damage to the epidermis, which is why it does not leave scars on the epidermis.

3. Laser freckle removal is unsafe

Due to the current lax management of the medical beauty industry, there are often cases where patients fail to achieve beauty and end up being disfigured, which makes many beauty-conscious ladies afraid of laser freckle removal. In fact, this is not the case. If you use qualified and certified freckle removal equipment, perform all hygiene tasks during treatment, and the doctor has mature operating techniques, there is no need to worry about safety issues in laser freckle removal.

4. Pigmentation indicates treatment failure

Pigmentation is a common adverse reaction after laser treatment. The mechanism of occurrence is currently unclear. Most experts believe that this phenomenon is secondary pigmentation after inflammation, which may be related to individual factors such as excessive sun exposure and dark skin color after treatment. It is normal to have pigmentation after laser freckle removal. Try to avoid sun exposure after treatment and take vitamin C orally, which can relieve pigmentation. Generally, it will disappear on its own after half a year.

Five: Laser freckle removal can completely cure chloasma

After multiple treatments, laser can indeed have a good therapeutic effect on certain spots such as freckles and age spots, but freckles are a disease closely related to genetics, so theoretically there is a possibility of recurrence after treatment; and some patients may also have recurrences after treatment of age spots.

As for melasma, laser is currently the most commonly used method for treating melasma. Although it cannot guarantee a cure, it is still effective for most people seeking beauty.

6. Laser freckle removal will "rebound" after being cured

The so-called "rebound" usually refers to the phenomenon that the treatment effect is repeated, the effect is significantly reduced, or the spots become darker after treatment due to the instability of the treatment in a short period of time. Laser freckle removal is non-addictive, which does not mean that freckles will never appear again. If the body is in an "imbalanced" state for a long time and if you do not pay attention to sun protection and skin care, the freckles formed by endocrine factors may grow again if you do not pay attention to internal adjustments.

Seven: Laser freckle removal is only as important as the treatment device and the therapist

The treatment equipment and therapists are dominant, but postoperative care for laser freckle removal is very important to ensure efficacy and reduce recurrence. First of all, the treated area may experience varying degrees of redness and swelling after laser surgery. This phenomenon is normal and can be alleviated as long as ice compresses are applied in time. There is no need to panic. Second, it is best not to use cosmetics within one week after the operation. It is strictly forbidden to use aspirin and alcohol (including skin care products containing alcohol). Do not squeeze or rub the treated area. Washing your face with clean water is the best choice. Finally, sun protection. During the process of wound scabs forming and falling off, you must take good sun protection measures, try to go out less, or use an umbrella when going out. A light diet and post-phototherapy recovery products can achieve better results.