Should I do Pearl Laser for melasma?

The Pearl laser is excellent for skin discoloration resulting from sun damage. It is an office treatment with very modest pain. I have treated over a hundred patients and not one time did I have to suspend treatment because of pain. The skin resurfaces in 4 to 5 days. I permit exercise...

The Pearl laser ablates only the epidermis. Exercise will not affect the healing process. The face may seem to burn a bit more if body temperature increases and the blood vessels in the face dilate to allow radiation of heat. If your idea of exercise is boxing, then the answer is...

W have found found the entire Avene line made especially for post-procedure skin or sensitive skin very effective. A majority of our post Pearl and Pearl Fractional patients have used the Avene line vs. Aquaphor and Cetaphil. A week post laser and using the Avene products, patients have much...

While virtually every laser company likes to think that their specific laser reduces pore size, there is NO laser that actually does so. Pore size is best reduced by proper cleansing with a salicylic acid cleanser and a Clarisonic skin brush. This cleansing regimen will reduce pore size by...

The Pearl laser is excellent for minor sun damage. This is primarily color variegations that can be nicely homongenized with the laser. The procedure is well tolerated and the convalescence is only a few days. Very delicate wrinkles will also be helped. Most patients will return to their...