Photofacial: Q&A
Ask a QuestionIs Photofacial Good for Olive Skin or Will It Do More Harm Than Good?
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in newport beach
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You need a personal consultation with a physician who performs photofacial
Photofacial is intense pulse light based therapy that targets colored structures in the skin called chromophores. The melanin in the skin is one of the chromophores that this treatment targets. So individuals with dark olive skin or darker present a challenge for these types of treatments. If the spots that need to be treated are significantly darker than the surrounding skin, it is often possible to selectively treat these even if the surrounding skin is olive.
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Photofacial
The risks and side effects of photofacial treatment increase the darker the skin type. I would recommend that you see a physician for an evaluation.
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