Ageing-Blemishes/Age spots
What are Age Spots? Age spots are small, flat dark areas on the skin. They vary in size and usually appear on areas exposed to the sun, such as the face, hands, shoulders and arms. Age spots are also called sunspots, liver spots and solar lentigines. Age spots signs:
- Are flat, oval areas of increased pigmentation.
- Are usually tan to dark brown.
- Occur on skin that has had the most sun exposure over the years, such as the backs of hands, tops of feet, face, shoulders, and upper back.
- Range from freckle size to about 1/2 inch (13 millimeters) across.
- Can group together, making them more noticeable.
What causes Age Spots? Age spots are caused by overactive pigment cells. Ultraviolet (UV) light speeds up the production of melanin, a natural pigment that gives skin its color. On skin that has had years of sun exposure, age spots appear when melanin becomes clumped or is produced in high concentrations. Use of commercial tanning lamps and beds also can cause age spots. You might be more likely to develop age spots if you: have light skin, have a history of frequent or intense sun exposure or sunburn.
How to Prevent Age Spots?
To help avoid age spots and new spots after treatment, follow these tips for limiting your sun exposure:
- Avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Because the sun's rays are most intense during this time, try to schedule outdoor activities for other times of the day.
- Use sunscreen. 15 to 30 minutes before going outdoors, apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30. Apply sunscreen generously and reapply every two hours or more often if you're swimming or perspiring.
- Cover up. For protection from the sun, wear tightly woven clothing that covers your arms and legs and a broad-brimmed hat, which provides more protection than does a baseball cap or golf visor.
- Consider wearing clothing designed to provide sun protection. Look for clothes labeled with an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) of 40 to 50 to get the best protection.
Laser Spot Removal
Using Pico Second laser or Pico+ MLA or Gentle Lase Pro laser technology, we can target unwanted spots and fragment the pigment without damaging the surrounding skin tissue.
Pico Rejuvenation Facial + Spot Treatment
Using combination of different laser wavelengths to targeting skin rejuvenation and surficial pigmented lesions with excellent efficacy.
Advanced Pico Prism for Pigmentation Treatment
An intense and effective solution to treat superficial and deep pigments, sun damage, sunspots, age spots, post inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
Clinical Peels
Using a chemical solution that target sun damage, age spots and prompts the skin’s outermost layer to shed, peel triggers a repair response in the layers below.
Does Laser Pigmentation Treatment work on all skin types? It works on all skin tones including ethnic skin. Our clinic has the most advanced two laser machines: Candela and Picocare 450 with different wavelengths for different pigmentation and skin tones.
How many treatments will I need? Depending on the type of pigmentation being treated, clients will need between 3-6 treatments. The effectiveness of the treatment will be determined by the type, colour and depth of the pigmentation along with the condition of the skin. Complete clearing of the affected area may not be possible and will depend upon the type, area and colour of the lesion.
Does laser pigmentation removal hurt? The heat from the laser is concentrated at a superficial level so it is likely that the client will experience some discomfort while the treatment is being performed. The treated area can feel like sunburn for up to 48 hours afterwards, however cold packs and cooling gel should be used to reduce redness and inflammation
How will the skin react? Following the treatment, the pigmentation will initially appear darker and can continue to deepen in colour for 48 hours post treatment. After this time the pigmentation will then begin to crust and gradually flake away. This process can take up to 14 days depending on the condition of the skin prior to treatment.
How does it work?
Pico lasers are by far the best laser for ageing and pigmentation concerns. Pico lasers help by:
- Reducing brown pigment in both the upper & lower levels of the skin. This means fast resolution of dark spots.
- Stimulation of collagen production for fine lines and wrinkles.
- Treatment time: 45 minutes
- Interval: 4 weeks
- Preparation: SPF 50+, Vitamin C, Retinoids (stop using retinoids 3 days before & after treatment)
- Post care: apply Laser Aid for the first 3 days.
- Downtime: 2-5 days. Your pigmentation will initially appear darker for up to 48 hours after treatment. Then, the pigment will start to crust before it fades away.
- Cost: $240 (please check the promotional price n website)
Pico Prism for Pigmentation: treatment combines different handpieces and wavelength of lasers in 5 steps allows us to treat a wide range of skin concerns and specially focused epidermis and dermis pigmentation. This signature protocol is intense and effective, giving our customers a gold standard solution to treat all their ageing, pigmentation, and scarring concerns in one session.
- Step 1 Pico laser Toning (focused on upper dermis layer)
- Step 2 Spot treatment for Pigmentation (focused on epidermis layer)
- Step 3 Spot treatment using MLA (focused on open pores, scarring)
- Step 4 Full face MLA rejuvenation and skin texture
- Step 5 Yellow LED Light Therapy (for healing and rejuvenating)
How does Clinical Peel work? Chemical peels are used to strip skin layers through a controlled and limited injury to a desired depth that will result in reduction of sun damage, pigmentation, acne lesions, fine lines and wrinkles and superficial depressed scars.
Depth of the peel and results depend on the strength of agents used. All Peels should be combined with LED light therapy and cosmeceutical skincare products for optimal results.
What Clinical Peels suitable for Sunspots/age spots?
- Pigmentation Peel
- Ageless Peel
- Reveal Peel
- Treatment time: 30 minutes
- Interval: 4 weeks
- Preparation: using SPF 50+, tyrosinase inhibitors like Vitamin C, retinoids (stop using those products 3 days before & after treatment)
- Post care: apply Repair Balm for the first 24 hours then go back to gentle skincare routine.
- Cost: $99 (please check the promotional price on website)
- Treatment enhancement: add-on LED Light Therapy at cost $29
Are there any side effects or risks? There are only a few side effects associated with Chemical Peel treatments. Redness, swelling and irritation normally subside within a few hours and there is no downtime. Our therapists will guide you on how to take care of your skin post peel.