Understanding laser therapy for skin pigmentation

Laser therapy for skin pigmentation is rapid technique to remove pigmentation from skin .Beautiful, glowing, healthy skin brings up on confidence, strong self-esteem and a positive attitude towards the life. . Skin pigmentation is the growing skin condition in the world, that demotivates the person to face the world. It is important to understand that healthy skin is more susceptible to the external conditions that may harm the skin and make it unhealthy. Skin plays a important role of protection, from external toxin foreign material to enter the vital body organs.

Laser therapy for skin pigmentation : What is pigmentation ?

Laser therapy for skin pigmentation gives instant effects .Skin pigmentation results due to multiple division of melanin producing cells, they get deposited in skin forming brown color scars, patches or even a brownish layer on the skin. skin pigmentation is caused primarily because of sunlight, sunlight consists of various rays like UV A, UV B, UV C, gamma rays, infrared rays etc. of which UV B is powerful rays that penetrate the epidermis and forms pigmented skin. UV C are the most powerful rays but they get absorbed by the ozone layer thus playing a protective layer function.

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Laser therapy for skin pigmentation :Types of treatments

• Acid Treatment:

In this treatment skin is washed with different acids, this acids removes the external damaged skin, exfoliates and shed it of. After shedding the damaged skin new cells replace the old ones and makes skin shinny, soft, and smooth.

There are many acids that are used as face acids and they are commercially sold as over the counter acids and are easily available in local medical stores. Acids like

1. Glycolic acid– this acid primarily hydrates the skin and make it smooth and even tone,
2. Salicylic acid– this acid is used to treat acne prone skin, breakout on the skin, patches on the skin,
3. Kojic acid– this acid controls melanin formation on the skin, 2% kojic acid is most popularly used to treat pigmentation on the skin. kojic acid very effectively removes pigmentation from the skin,
4. Vitamin C– it is present in the form of ascorbic acid, which acts as antioxidant for the skin and prevents skin from oxidative deterioration, keeping skin healthy and nourished.

• Patch Treatment:

In this treatment patch for pigmented skin is studied initially. According to skin conditions, chemical treatment is suggested to the patient. Chemicals are then applied on the affected patch and results are monitored for several weeks.

• Laser Treatment:

1. IPL(Intense pulsed light)- This method is practice in peoples with lighter skin tone. It is not called a laser therapy but has procedure similar to laser therapy. Patients affected area is studied, and a broad spectrum light is transferred on the pigmented area or the area with dark spots. This method gives quick results with minimum recovery period.
2. Fractional laser- this method is practiced in the peoples with pigmentation due to sun, age spots, and even scars that are left out after pimples. In this method rays are transferred to the deeper layers of the skin in order to increase the natural collagen production in the skin so as to remove the pigmented part from the skin. recovery time of this method is longer than that of other methods. This method of pigmentation removal also has some side effects like redness, itching, for next few days after treatment.
3. Q- Switched laser– this method is highly recommended and also it is highly effective to treat melisma, sun spots, sun burns, sun patches. In this technique energy shots are released in the pigmented area, so as to break that particular pigments in the skin that is causing pigmentation. Recovery time of this method is optimal, but may require multiple visits to the dermatologist for the sessions and completion of the treatment.
4. Picosecond lasers-this method is similar to Q- Switched laser but the only difference is that ultra short energy pulses shots is delivered to the pigmented area to break the pigments that is causing discoloration. This treatment is used to treat melisma, tattoos, and even permanent marks on the body.

Conclusion,

This article studies the reason behind pigmentation, it also focus on what does pigmentation mean and progress over the period of time. Various treatments for pigmentation are studies out of which laser treatment to remove pigmentation from skin is studied in detail.