A fraxel laser can help with age spots with several treatments. A better treatment (not guaranteed for total removal) often used either IPL,YAG,or Q-Switch wavelength give a more even treatment for age spots. Your skin type, general coloring, extent of sun based age spot damage drives your results. For many... more
Does Fraxel get rid of age spots or does it just make them fade?
I have age spots on my arms which react to self tanning lotions -they go orange. I am thinking of having them treated with Fraxel. Will they go completely or just fade- if the latter, will the self tan lotions still pick them out and leave orange spots on my arms ?
2 answers to “Does Fraxel get rid of age spots or...”
A: Fraxel may significantly reduce age spots
Fraxel may significantly reduce the pigment in your spots, but 100% reduction is not a realistic expectation. The sunless tanning cream may increase the coloration in the faded Fraxel-treated lesions.
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