Is taken birth control pills and Plaquenil a cause for Melasma?

I do not suggest laser resurfacing for acne scarring, in darker skin tones.  I feel the risk of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation is too great.  A safer, but more minimally invasive option for your skin tone is the Vi Peel.  This peel can be used in multiple sessions to improve...

Vbeam laser is an excellent modality for patients who have rosacea, blushing of the skin, facial and body telangiectasia, spider veins, redness, post surgical redness, and skin flushing. It is a safe procedure that can be used at varying depths to help treat micro blood vessels in the skin. We...

Steroid creams should only be used for about 10-14 days at a time as they can cause redness if used for extended periods of time.  You should check with your doctor - sometimes you can use a Vitamin C serum or other anti-oxidant cream which can work as anti-inflammatory for...

Fractional laser is an amazing and highly effective treatment in our office. We use the laser treatment to help with acne scars, large pores, fine wrinkles, tissue collagen loss, scars, sebaceous hyperplasia, active acne, and for brightening dark pigmentation. Although there are very strong...

No, there is no risk of developing skin cancer through laser skin resurfacing treatments. If anything, laser skin resurfacing can help remove pre-cancerous lesions.

Thank you for your question and the photo.A pulsed dye laser tuned to 595 nm has a high specificity for the port wine stain. A Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm may work too. Both of these seek out the color red and have a more shallow absorption pattern.I don't recommend the use of an IPL or BBL machine...