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Liver Spot Laser Treatment
asked 2 years ago by Primetime in California
Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
Question viewed 2,393 times
Tags: age 55-64, face, under eyes, female, age spots, Asian, liver spots
Hello doctors. My mother, who is 61 years of age has a few age spots/liver spots on her face. There is one, under her eye, about the size of a dime that is really bothering her. I would like to get these removed for her but am not sure what is the best laser for this. Her age spots are light brown to dark brown in color. The size is anywhere from 3mm to nearly a dime size in diameter. There are only 4-8 spots that she wants to get treated. She is also full Asian. Thanks.
3 answers to Liver Spot Laser Treatment
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Treatment for aging sun spots
The best laser to remove dark skin patches assuming they are senile lentigines (aging sunspots) is the 1064nm laser because it can be done with little or no damage to the skin surface cells. It is the same one that is used for tattoo removal. It can be Nd:Yag or Alexandrite.
More than one treatment may be required. If your mother is a darker skinned asian the skin should be cooled at the same time as the laser application so that the surface cells are not damaged.
It is imperative that you...
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Best Laser for Age Spots is the Fraxel Dual - 1927 wavelength
The newest laser from Fraxel, the Dual, has 2 wavelengths - 1550 and 1927. The 1927 is a brand new wavelength, with no other laser company at this time having it. It has no downtime and can resolve most pigmentary issues with 1-3 treatments.
There is some bronzing of the skin of the face for a few days and then that peels off with the pigmentation. Particularly with Asian skin, I find that IPL is hard to get rid of spots because you have to turn the settings lower (because the...
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Removing Age Spots under the eye
Ordinarily, the best laser for removing sun / age / liver spots is not strictly a laser but IPL. It emits light energy which is selectively absorbed by the darker pigment of the lesion destroying it without heating the adjacent normal skin. However - this will be problematic in your case because:- it cannot be used in darker (Asian or Black) skin where other pigment attracts the energy as well- the size of the lesion and its proximity to the lower lid needs to be closely evaluated. Any...
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