This is being done at a respected Dr's office. My main goal is to eradicate/fade brown spots. After the 2nd one my spots were quite dark for at least 5 days. I was hopeful 2nd would produce results but nope - pics at 3rd appt proved there was MAYBE a 5% improvement overall but not even 1 age spot looked better. From my research it doesn't seem possible that after 3 treatments with this laser there would be zero improvement of any spots. If that turns out to be the case, how should I handle it?
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March 6, 2017
Answer: PicoSure FOCUS Should Be Able to Reduce the Pigment
After a laser treatment, the skin is distressed and inflamed. Best to avoid AHA and retinols for a week until the skin has fully healed. Excess inflammation increases the risk of melasma flare up and post inflammatory hyperpigmentation
PicoSure FOCUS is safe for all skin types. We have seen dramatic improvement in hyperpigmentation and acne scarring with our patients. BACKGROUND: The PicoFOCUS gently delivers bursts of energy deep in the dermis without causing harm to the overlaying skin. The pulses work to break up pig...
Thank you for your question. We actually have both devices mentioned. We recommend the PicoSure FOCUS if we are mainly correcting brown pigment, plus fine lines and wrinkles. We would recommend the ICON IPL PhotoFacial if we were correcting vascular lesions (red blood vessels...) and brown sp...