Photofacial Q&A
74%
WORTH IT RATING
"Worth It Rating" shows the % of consumer reviewers
that stated the procedure was "Worth It" or not.
See more RealSelf Worth It Ratings
or Add Your Review
View Before and Afters
Average Photofacial Cost: $475
Learn about Photofacial
298 people and 90 doctors are talking about Photofacial
Get Free Email Updates
Can the Pigment in a Mole Return After a Fotofacial?
asked 8 months ago by alou
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
Question viewed 185 times
Tags: lighten, moles, pigmentation, unhappy
I had a photofacial last month & the light took away pigment from a beauty mark. I was told the color could come back in time, it is still there just much lighter, I am very disappointed & was wondering if it will come back & if so the length of time it takes for pigment to return.
4 answers to Can the Pigment in a Mole Return After a Fotofacial?
+1
Photofacial
Yes, the color should return to the beauty mark. Thank you for your question and good luck with everything.
Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon
Danville Plastic Surgeon
+1
Can the pigment in a mole return after a fotofacial?
Depending on the power received:Joules(Quantity of light) and Duration of the pulse (in miliseconds) the mole may lose pigment temporarily or permanently.
Some years ago, I experimented with one of the first Intense Pulsed Light machines on myself and a dark mole completely and permanently disappeared from my cheek. Both my nurse and I were quite impressed.
It is important that you be treaqted by an experienced, Board Certified Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon
more
Eugene Mandrea, MD
Chicago Dermatologist
Chicago Dermatologist
+1
Phitofacial and moles.
More than likely the color will come back over the next few months. Many people want to use photofacial devices to fade moles and it is not successful. In your case, this is food news. Best to you.
Jacqueline Calkin, MD
Sacramento Dermatologic Surgeon
Sacramento Dermatologic Surgeon
+1
Funny about that.
Murrphy's law states that any thing that can go wrong will go wrong. Yes photofacial can remove pigment from a mole, kill eyebrow hairs, burn the skin causing permanent "tiger stripping." It is one of the few machines I keep in my office(Lumenis Vaculight HR) because, properly used it continues to provide great help to patients for many issues. "Properly used" is the rub. Improperly used, the machine is hell. In my office, only I operate...
more
