Hi, I'm a 16 year old girl and I have a Café-au-lait birthmark on the inside of my left leg and I'm pretty self conscious about it, I don't feel comfortable wearing short pants because of it. I have looked up about how to remove it and all I saw were laser treatments. I don't want to undergo laser treatments, I would prefer a natural, in expensive remedy, thanks .
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November 28, 2014
Answer: Is It Possible to Get Rid of Café-au-lait Birthmarks Using Lemon Juice?
It depends on how dark your skin really is. The bottom line is that the more pigment you have to begin with, the more unpredictable and possibly more variable your resultant color could be. Could be lighter, darker, or with a combination in the same area. The safer way to go is...
Fractional laser is an amazing and highly effective treatment in our office. We use the laser treatment to help with acne scars, large pores, fine wrinkles, tissue collagen loss, scars, sebaceous hyperplasia, active acne, and for brightening dark pigmentation. Although there are very strong...
Retinoids alone will not bleach the skin as a bleaching cream like kojic acid, hydroquinone, arbutin or any other bleaching substance may do. Fraxel needs to be combined with vitamin C inmmediately after the laser, and that helps the skin to bleach faster, combined with other topical medications...
