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Laser pigmentation treatment
Laser energy
Cosmedics Skin Clinics’ advanced treatment centre in Putney, SW London offers the latest laser pigmentation treatment using the Harmony XL Pro laser system.
Our Aesthetic Doctors use the advanced laser to target areas of excess pigment within the skin. Laser energy works to safely break down the excess melanin to promote clearer skin. This is a safe, effective treatment for troublesome pigmentation which can be very hard to disguise with makeup.
What sort of pigmentation problems can you treat?
Common pigmentation problems, or ‘Pigmented Epidermal Lesions’, include:
- Dyschromia
- Hyperpigmentation
- Melasma
- Freckles
- Lentigines
- Nevi
- Café-au-lait macules
About pigmentation
Pigmentation – or uneven skin tone – is a skin problem which affects much of the UK adult population and an issue for which treatment options can be quite limited. Generally these pigmentation lesions pose no health risk, but they can be unsightly. Whereas a tan might look healthy while it lasts, pigmentation problems create a longer-term patchy appearance which spoils the complexion, making the skin look older.
The Harmony XL Pro laser offers a safe and effective option for treating a range of pigmentation issues:
- patchy skin tone
- age spots, sun spots, liver spots
- enlarged freckles
Laser pigmentation treatment
Laser skin rejuvenation and pigment treatment is a relatively quick and easy procedure which works to lighten or remove skin pigmentation issues by targeting and breaking down the excess melanin within the skin.
Using no harsh creams or chemicals, the advanced skin system uses specially selected laser wavelengths to break down areas of excessive pigmentation to create a fresher, more even and youthful skin tone, reducing areas of generalised and localised pigmentation and targeting specific areas such as age spots or freckling.
Why do we get pigmentation problems?
Pigmentation can be due to a number of reasons, the most common of which are:
- Sun exposure or sun beds – which can cause sun spots, age spots, freckles, liver spots or a general ‘patchy’ appearance. This is especially noticeable after the age of 40, when the damage has accumulated and the skin is less able to regenerate from sun exposure
- Hormones – pregnancy hormones can cause melasma or ‘pregnancy mask’. Menopause or other hormonal conditions can also trigger pigmentation problems
- Acne – post-inflammatory pigmentation or redness
- Birthmarks – a skin pigment condition that was there from birth
From the age of around 40 the skin is less able to regenerate itself and pigmentation problems such as age spots, sun spots, enlarged freckles start to appear.