Are Moderately Deep Peels or Laser Treatments (IPL & Photo Genesis) More Effective for Treating These? Doctor Answers, Tips
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Are Moderately Deep Peels or Laser Treatments (IPL & Photo Genesis) More Effective for Treating These?

freckles, wrinkles and dark spots on the face?

1 Doctor Answer | Asked by Kit10
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Lasers vs Peels

Deep peels are only effective when 1. done by properly trained physicians and physician-staff and 2. they remove actual skin, i.e. semi ablative peels. Otherwise they don't have the depth to get to the pigment irregularities by themselves. Lasers on the other hand are less ablative and more powered to go deeper into the skin without ablation. I would recommend you find a physician office to be seen for an in-person evaluation. I might actually recommend a laser series (like Syneron's... more

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