Liver Spot Laser Treatment

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... more

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... more

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... more