Does Fraxel Get Rid of Age Spots or Does It Just Make Them Fade?

Fraxel may significantly reduce the pigment in your spots, but 100% reduction is not a realistic expectation. The sunless tanning cream may increase the coloration in the faded Fraxel-treated lesions.
 

Fractional CO2 laser is an excellent tool for skin rejuvenation in our center in Santa Monica. We use the fractional multi-depth ablative approach to help resurface the skin, recontour acne scars, improve incisional plastic surgery scars, and reduce surface irregularities from skin tone to dark pigmentation. Our approach utilizes a multi-depth approach that targets melanocytes in the epidermis and collagen fibroblasts in the dermis. This approach can be combined with a TCA Peel in a process known as a sapphire peel. Fractional laser is excellent for acne scars and contour scars in the skin. Patients are advised to undergo skin protocols with Melarase creams before and after treatment to help reduce pigmentation. Melarase AM, Melarase PM, and Melapads can seriously improve surface sun damage and UV related pigmentation. After the laser, we expect redness for a few weeks as the skin improves. PRP and Hydrafacial enzyme facials can further improve skin quality after fractional co2.

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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Yes, The new Fraxel Dual laser removes age spots effectively. Fraxel is a brand name of a laser commonly used in treatments. Q-switch lasers are also used in removing age spots.

IPL works better for removing brown spots than Fraxel laser does. The first generation Fraxel laser did remove brown spots very well but when upgraded to the second generation it affected this function. While we still love our Fraxel and it works great for wrinkles, pores, texture and tone, we prefer using our IPL for brown spots.

A fraxel laser can help with age spots with several treatments. A better treatment (not guaranteed for total removal) often used either IPL,YAG,or Q-Switch wavelength give a more even treatment for age spots. Your skin type, general coloring, extent of sun based age spot damage drives your results. For many men and women, the completion of a laser age spot removal plan will mean that results are more or less permanent.
Caution, however, that if you go back to heavy douses of sunbathing, then you’re creating the necessary conditions to cause the return of age spots. Another deep risk is that sun damage and extensive tissue damage may trigger the onset of skin cancer. Birth marks, as another case of hyperpigmentation which can be dramatically reduced. However, they can begin an incremental return after several years.