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Laser Age Spots Treatment
  • The Treatment of Choice
  • Laser Treatment Lasts
  • Does Laser Treatment Hurt?
  • How Long Does a Treatment Session Take?

    • The Treatment of Choice

    Laser treatment is generally very effective at removing age, liver, sun or brown spots on the skin. It is the treatment of choice for these spots, in fact. The treatment may require two or more sessions to completely remove the spots depending on how many there are and on which area of the body.

    Laser Treatment Lasts

    In general we find that laser removal of age spots is permanent, however people do sometimes see new spots appear as they go back out into the sun. These are new spots forming as a result of sun exposure, not a recurrence of the old, removed spots. Good sun-avoidance is key if you wish to see your skin free of sun spots.

    Does Laser Treatment Hurt?

    Pain is Minimal. Generally my patients find removing age spots with laser very tolerable. Everyone has their own threshold for pain, but typically the laser treatments are not painful.

    How Long Does a Treatment Session Take?

    Depending on the area being treated the session may last approximately 20 minutes.

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     Laser Treatment Takes a Long Time to Heal

    Laser treatment will get rid of my age spots in about 7-8 mo...[more]
    San Jose, CA Nov 17, 2011

     no pain no gain

    My doctor did the setting pretty high and it does hurt. He ...[more]
    New York, NY Jan 22, 2011

     Younger Hands in One Visit

    I decided to do something about the spots on my hands, becau...[more]
    Dallas, TX Dec 21, 2010
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