I have been self conscious of my birthmark my entire life and I am desperate to get rid of it. It is about the size of a half dollar. I believe it is referred to as a nevus spilus. 1) Is it treatable with a laser 2) What are my other options if it is not Thank you so much! Please help!
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Answer: Yag laser treatments can help reduce appearance of birth marks
Thank you for the question. The answer depends on your skin type (pigmentation, vascularity, thickness, etc.) and the amount of downtime you are willing to tolerate. On the minimally invasive end, there are medical grade skin care options containing some bleaching agents (eg, hydroquinone, kojic...
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...
CO2 lasers can reduce the thickness of the skin if we take into consideration that sun damage skin will try to get thicker in order to protect itself from the sun. Your problem is a bulbous tip that resurfacing will only be able to improve minimally at best because it is not related to sun...