Freckle, Age Spot, and Mole Removal: San Francisco Aesthetics
Many patients live for decades unaware that treatments for removing age spots, freckles, or moles exist. They use makeup to hide freckles or spend money on expensive creams that promise to fade age spots. Others simply throw in the towel, concluding that skin spots, skin tags, lentigos, angiomas, seborrhoeic keratoses and flat moles were permanent signs of aging they will just have to live with forever.
Today, laser makes removing age spots and skin discolorations a safe and simple process. Each year millions of people around the world enjoy successful and permanent results in as little as one treatment.
How Laser Treatments for Age Spots and Discolorations Work
Age spots and freckles, and even some moles, are most commonly the result of exposure to the sun and UV rays. The discolorations are caused by a build up of melanin – the pigment produced by the skin to protect cells beneath the surface from harmful rays.
Removing age spots and freckles with laser treaments is a simple process. A small, handheld device is used to deliver energy to the melanin in the freckle or spot causing it to scab and fall off.
These systems are designed to react only to the dark pigment giving your physician precise control to remove only the age spots or freckles, leaving the surrounding tissue unharmed.
Many solitary freckles and age spots fade after a single treatment, while deeply pigmented moles and lesions may require multiple treatments. For areas with significant freckle coverage, Dr. Tsai may recommend Intense Pulse Light treatment (photofacial), Q switched Laser Treatment, or ablation using the Ellman Surgitron.
Not all moles, liver or age spots can be successfully treated with laser treaments. During a pretreatment consultation, Dr. Tsai will be able to advise you of the likelihood of an optimal result. The likelihood of developing new skin spots following treatment is influenced by unprotected sun exposure, heredity, skin type and by certain chemicals, medications and antibiotics.
About Dr. Tsai
Dr. Jeannie Tsai is a fully licensed physician and surgeon dedicated to helping her clients age gracefully through the use of cutting edge technology. She has studied laser and cosmetic medicine extensively and is a fellow of the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Tsai is committed to giving each patient the best care available. Contact us for more information and for a personal consultation to answer your questions and review your skin’s needs. The consultation is free when proceeded with a treatment.
