Patch Test - What Should I Expect?

Certainly there might be a greater risk for scarring on your neck if a laser such as Fraxel Restore were used. Normally it is very safe for the neck, but with the radiation having thinned the skin somewhat, there could be more of a reaction and poor healing. A test spot can be done first to see...

The choice of anesthesia for laser resurfacing of the face is very much dependent on your own pain tolerance. There are parts of the face which are easily numbed with local anesthesia like around the mouth and the forehead. The cheeks are harder to make numb and need more injections.  Taking an...

Melasma is discoloration of the upper cheeks, upper lip, or forehead, most commonly seen in women of childbearing age.  It tends to develop during pregnancy (hence its nickname "the mask of pregnancy") or while taking a birth control pill.  Regardless, its onset is triggered by the...

Greetings,Melasma is a condition which requires multiple steps and treatments to effectively improve the condition consistently over time.  In our office, here are steps which are effective: -Pico lasers- The best type of laser for improving the condition.  Please not it takes multiple steps to ...

With your ethnic background, treatment around your mouth is a higher risk procedure.  Thus, I would not treat you with CO2 laser there.  You will need a full evaluation with a Board Certified Dermatologist and Plastic surgeon to evaluate what risk profile you present, and your...

The Gemini laser is a dual wavelength laser:  a 532 nm KTP (green) laser and a 1064 nm long-pulsed Nd:YAG (infrared) laser.  It is the gold standard for treatment of vascular and pigmented lesions.  Pulsed-dye laser works well for vascular lesions (ie: blood vessels or anything...