Laser treatment for Freckles- Peeling treatments for freckles.
Freckles are the tiny brownish to red marks seen on face esp in people with extremely fair skin. Freckles arise because of excess sun exposure. Freckling is also seen in some diseases where they occur on areas that are not even exposed to sun.
Patients with freckles keep running from post to pillar to get a remedy for the same. The best thing is to avoid freckles from occuring which is possible by avoiding sun exposure. A good sunscreen can definately go a long way in preventing the damage. A sunscreen act only for a maximum one and a half hour and hence has to be re applied for a total protection.
Treatment options for freckles include- hydroquinone preparation, kojic acid, glycolic acid etc while other procedures include peeling, lasers- Q-Switch laser, Yellow cocktail etc.
A cost effective and quick procedure to help reduce freckles is the Yellow Cocktail which removes the upper most layers of the skin therby reducing the pigmentation on the affected skin .
Such a procedure when repeated over 2-3 times will reduce the pigmentation on the sites and will give a clean look.
Once the desired results are achieved , patient should prevent exposure from sunlight for long lasting results.
Q-Switch Laser 9532 and 1064) is the other modality that is used to treat freckles . The melanin pigment is burnt at various levels of the skin to give a fair look.
Commonly used peels are not effective in treating freckles and are better avoided .
For more information on treatment for freckles in delhi , Please contact:
DermaWorld Skin Clinic, Q-4 Rajouri Garden, New Delhi 110027.
Ph: 9911100050, +91-11-45670001