I have Poikolodermia of Civatte on my neck. It has slowly progressed over 2 years. Will it continue, or can it be stopped?

At our practice we use VBeam Perfecta laser by Syneron-Candela to treat sun damage and redness due to poikoloderma of civatte .  Using the unique settings for this skin condition I recommend two to three initial treatments spaced four to six weeks apart.There is very little downtime associated with this laser treatment and the typical patient sees noticeable improvement a few weeks after the first treatment.  As always, avoiding direct sunlight is recommended and accompanying sun screen with laser treatments is paramount.To help the skin heal and look it's best I recommend supplementing your laser treatments with TNS Essential Serum or TNS Recovery Complex twice daily.Hope this helps.  Good luck.

This can be treated with a combination of lasers that address the blood vessels but also the wrinkling.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Hi Simon, if sun exposure continues, the condition will progress.  For reversal of the color, we use q-switched lasers (brown) and pulsed dye lasers (red) to treat it.  

Avoid direct sunlight.Use a high speed sunscreen and for treatment consult a dermatolgsit re use of laser to decrease redness and brown color. A safe option is the q so watched yag which has tow wavelengths to treat both red and brown color.