Is It Possible to Get Rid of Café-au-lait Birthmarks Using Lemon Juice? If Not is There a Natural Remedy?

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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 .

John F. Reinisch, MD · Answer

Unfortunately, there are no "natural" remedies for pigmented birthmarks.  Lasers are often not effective either.  There are some bleaching creams that a dermatologist might be able to prescribe which would be inexpensive.

Davin Lim, MBBS, FACD - Account Suspended · Answer

That s the short of it. The most natural non laser treatment is cosmetic colour matched creams. Laser can treat these lesions but only 50% respond to Q switch lasers, and off those that respond, 50% recur.  Newer pico second lasers such as 1064 QSL by Syneron (about to be released) may provide a higher success rate- but we don't know if this is the case. Sorry, but those are the cold, clear, proven scientific facts.CheersDr Davin S. Lim Laser and Cosmetic DermatologistBrisbane and Gold Coast, Australia

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