I had 5 sessions of Picosure laser and have been seeing my Melasma getting worse. Not only it becomes darker, I started getting more patches of it. The treatments were spaced four weeks apart. I asked my doctor if the setting was wrong but he told me there is only one setting for the machine. I am devastated. I paid a package price and have another 9 sessions. What should I do?
I am part Korean and have hyperpigmentation from sun damage (not melasma). I have been pretreating with 4% HQ and anticipate having Picosure treatment for skin rejuvenation shortly. During my consult, the RN checked my skin pigment which ranged from 19-23. She recommended Picosure with 755 setting to help with both hyperpigmentation and boosting collagen production. Would the 1064 setting be safer for my skin tone, in context of laser-induced hyperpigmentation?
Hello. Ive struggled for years with hyperpigmentation from post acne scarring. I tried Pico laser for the first time back in late December of last year. I saw minor improvement but overall no side effects. The second session the test raised the wavelength and that was February 10th. A little over a month since then & almost 3 months since the first session, I have dark lines from where the laser was performed & my back looks worse. The clinic claims it will fadewhat should I do?
I recently had 4 treatments of Picosure done and the laser technician accidentally went over my lips when she passed over the area above my lips. The area above my lips are super dry, flaky and now I'm seeing the pigmentation has faded causing my lips to look uneven. The clinic I went to tells me this is impossible with the 750 PicoSure. Is this true? What else could cause this?
I have a bright blue and green tattoo on my torso that I want removed. I know these can be some of the hardest colors to remove so I want to use the best possible machine. One clinic in my area offers PicoSure and another uses the Alex Trivantage. Which is best for a blue/green tattoo? Is there another machine you recommend for this purpose? I don't mind traveling for my treatments.
Hi! I started my tattoo removal journey 1 year ago. Ive had 5 picosure sessions so far, taking the 5th one 3 weeks ago now. The tattoo has clearly faded but you can still see the lines and it has turned brown (this started to happen since the first session though). My tech told me not to take more sessions and let it fade alone. He said it would dissappear over time but I am not sure about it. Any professional advice that could give me any clue?
Hi, I am on my 3rd Picosure laser treatment for my Melasma. Recently I started using Neo Strata's 15% AHA Gel Plus at home, in hope of lightening the melasma further while i'm on Picosure. But after 2 weeks, I noticed the Melasma darkening slightly... I read up that AHA and Retin-A are meant to assist in lightening Melasma. So can we actually use it in conjunction with Pico lasers? Or should i only use them after I've completed Pico? Please advise, Thank you very much.