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

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.