My birthmark is on my right cheek on my butt and my thigh and I've always been self conscience and sometimes it burns in salt water or in high chlorinated pools and I have always wanted to get it removed. I'm 18 years old and would do just about anything to get rid of it
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Answer: Vbeam laser can help reduce appearance. Depending on how the skin reacts to the laser it can take 6 or more sessions
Melasma needs a combination approach to get the best improvement and will need a series of treatments. In our practice, we combine Clear + Brilliant, peels, microneedling/PRP, Aerolase, and sometimes Erbium (Cool Laser) to get the best results. See an expert for a formal evaluation. Best, Dr. Emer
Unfortunately there is no effective OTC product for your problem. OTC products are not made strong enough, and or don't have the correct percentages of active ingredients to actually do much good. It sounds as if you need a good, high quality moisturizer PLUS sunscreen. You may...
Dark spots on the skin are caused by sun UV exposure, hormonal load, birth control pills, and genetics. If you’re thinking about dark spot correction or melasma correction, you would be best advised to start with creams that control the production of melanin before starting lasers or chemical p...