Best Treatment for Brown Spots and Large Pores on Asian Skin?

Hi, It sounds like you may have what we call temporary post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation after your Fraxel Restore treatment.  It is best treated with a bleaching cream that includes hydroquinone.  We treat many Asian patients with Fraxel Restore and we prepare them by putting them on a bleaching cream before Restore and occasionally after Restore to prevent PIH.  With Asian skin there are also optimal Restore laser settings to achieve your desired result.  The good... more

It sounds like you have post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation after the Fraxel treatment. Bleaching creams and sunprotection will help fade it out. There are many possible diagnoses for the light brown spots around your eyes that were treated with Fraxel. Without seeing pictures it is impossible to say if these are lentigines (age spots), acquired nevus of Ota, freckles, melanocytic nevi, or seborrheic keratoses. Best laser treatment depends on the diagnosis and the depth of pigment. For... more

Hi Asianskin, Asian skin is difficult to treat for melasma and brown spots. Fraxel re:store at low energy levels and low densities have been successful in many patients, but unsuccessful as in your case with many other patients. There is an increased risk of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) in Asian skin. Fortunately, over time, the darkness will fade. In those patients that do not respond well to the series of Fraxel re:store treatments, I have been using Cosmelan peel treatment... more

You need to be very careful about laser treatment performed to your skin. Ethnic skin tends to be more sensitive and prone to hyperpigmentation. Even more minimally invasive lasers like the Fraxel can cause problems. Fortunately, most hyperpigmentation is temporary or can be treated with skin lightening agents like hydroquinone. I usually have my patients on a skin care regimen of hydroquinone and Retin-A before laser therapy to optimize the skin prior to treatment and to reduce the risk of... more