What Laser is Best for Removing Freckles?

Thank you for your question. Usually we see freckles fade in 2-3 treatments with IPL. If you still have the freckles, you can have laser treatments with KTP 532 or 755 Alexandrite, which both are very good with your fair skin type. Prior to your treatment, we always want our patients to use a bleaching cream. This helps to preserve and maintain the benefits of the laser treatment, and provide some persistence in the color reduction. Sunscreen also helps to maintain... more

Generally speaking a Q-switched Alexandrite laser is an excellent way to remove freckles. I agree that the profractional erbium laser would work with the right settings. I have found Cutera's Pearl laser will work excellent. It is erbium glass and I would recommend the non-fractional setting. A 20% TCA peel will also do an excellent job of removing lentigenes. I find that most fractionated therapies do not polish the skin as well. Nonfractionated therapies... more

Hello, Our practice uses Profractional Laser and Micro laser peel to help remove freckles. IPL is not for freckle removal, it's usually used for different skin conditions. You should contact either a Certified Cosmetic surgeon or a Dermatologist.