Yes. ActiveFX will help with the majority of sun exposed skin discolorations like sun spots and freckles. It will also improve on wrinkles. As a advance physician course trainer for Lumenis ActiveFX and IPL, I can also tell you that IPL can improve on the freckles if this is your only concern. Also IPL... more
Does Active FX get rid of freckles?
Does Active FX work on freckles? What are the results like?
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52 posts
2 Oct 2008
If you really want to get rid of your freckles. Then you can use active fx but it is overkill. I would recommend that you consider IPL or laser. Certain lasers in 2 or 3 gentle treatments will get rid of the freckles with the minimum of fuss. There lasers are " q switched" or you can use long pulse alex or ktp lasers. If you have other issues like scars or wrinkles that you would like to tackle then active fx may be a reasonable choice. Hope that helps.
26 posts
9 Aug 2008
Yes, depending of the settings for the Active FX you may achieve phenomenal results from dyschromia, or "sun spots" freckles. This is an ablative procedure, so you are literally cleaning or removing small columns of damaged skin. Active FX/ Deep FX may also be operator dependent, so I always encourage you to ask your physician of his/her before and after photos.