Say Goodbye to Brown Spots

London Dermatology | 1 October 2024

A common skin issue called hyperpigmentation causes certain parts of the skin to look darker than others. This happens when particular portions of the skin produce an excess of melanin, the pigment that gives your skin its colour. It can show up as brown, black, grey, red, or pink patches on the skin.

Laser treatment: Compared to using an age-spot-fading lotion, one or two laser treatments can cure age spots more swiftly and with probable longer-lasting outcomes.

In addition, there are some adverse effects that can occur with lasers that are not present with creams, such crusting or a transient darkening of age spots. These negative effects usually go away fast.

Cryosurgery (procedure): One frequent approach for treating age spots is cryosurgery. A dermatologist freezes the ageing spots during this process. The skin tone becomes more uniform as it heals.

Although the treatment is short, it can be uncomfortable. You can have some discomfort, blisters, or transient oedema and redness following therapy.