Reduce Pigmented Lesions
What is pigmentation?
When we talk about pigmented lesions we are usually referring to changes in the melanin (pigment) in the skin. These look like small patches of the skin that are a different colour to the normal skin tone and are usually localised deposits of excess melanin.
Pigmented lesions can cause sufferers frustration and anxiety, as they are usually associated with age, making people feel they look older than they wish.
Laser Treatment of Age Spot
Plasma Treatment for Seborrhoeic Keratosis.
Solar Lentigines
Melasma
Sun protection
Pigmented lesions may reappear over time, therefore it is important to use sunscreen to protect from further sun damage, preferably with 50 SPF.
Epidermal Pigmentation
Pigmentation deposits within the epidermis can be:
Solar Lentigines. These are also known as sunspots, liver spots or age spots. They are caused by UV exposure.
Lentigo Simplex. These are genetic and look similar to large freckles/moles.
Ephelides. Better known as freckles, these can be both genetic and UV triggered and are generally darker in summer, and lighter in winter.
Seborrhoeic keratosis. Are brown warty spots that are a sign of ageing skin.
These collections of excess melanin are most often found on the face, hands and decollete – areas that are commonly exposed to the sun. Sun damage is the leading cause of pigmented lesions.
Treatments for Epidermal Pigmentation
Laser Treatment
Laser treatments work quickly and efficiently for epidermal pigmentation. These treatments kill the pigment-containing cells, resulting in epidermal necrosis and subsequent removal of pigment, which is replaced with normal epidermal skin.
Pigment treatments take between 10 -30 minutes, depending on the number of pigmented lesions. Treatments can be performed every 4 weeks and may take up to 3 treatments for full removal.
There is a mild warming sensation during treatment with some redness 12 hours post treatment. The treated lesion will develop a crust and darken for up to a week, until flaking of the melanin occurs. This crust lesion should not be removed but allowed to flake off naturally.
Single lesion £40
Full face £100
Hand £50
More information can be found here.
CO2 Fractional Laser Treatment
CO2 Laser treatments require some downtime, but the results do not compromise. Excellent for treating wrinkles, scarring, dull skin, pigmentation, sebaceous hyperplasia, lax skin and open pores.
CO2 lasers emits a beam of Carbon Dioxide laser light that is absorbed by water molecules within the targeted skin tissue. The energy from the laser light heats up and vaporizes the water in the cells causing the cells to break apart.
Resulting in
- epidermal ablation: the removal of a fraction of the outermost layer of the skin, achieving resurfacing of the skin and removal of pigmentation.
- thermal energy delivery: which stimulates the production of collagen, a protein that helps maintain skin’s firmness and elasticity.
Co2 laser treatments are commonly used for treating issues on the face, it can also be used to rejuvenate the neck, chest, hands and most body areas.
Full face treatment £250
Large body area £300
Hands £100
Find out more here.
Chemical Peels
Epidermal pigmentation chemical peels treat surface pigmentation that lives higher in the skin and therefore does not need as harsh a peel to remove it. The pigmentation peel lightens the surface pigmentation through increased cell turnover, and the ascorbic acid and glutathione act as internal UV protection whilst brightening and lightening the skin.
This treatment can be performed every 4 weeks and can leave the skin dry for up to 5 days.
From £50
To see more information about chemical peels available at Oasis Wellbeing Clinic here.
Plasma for pigmentation
Seborrhoeic Keratosis can be removed quickly and efficiently with the use of Plasma, however, a Doctor’s note must be provided before treatment can commence.
The Plasma device sublimates the lesion, leaving behind a temporary micro crust, which will usually flake off within a week.. There will be some redness and possibly swelling in the area of removal.
Treatment from £50.
More information about this treatment can be found here.
Skin care
Our Pigmentation Skin Kit by Mesoestetic contains the 4 essential products to prepare your skin prior to pigmentation treatments and begin to treat pigmented lesions experienced.
£214.95
More information can be found here.
Treatments for Dermal Pigmentation
Dermal Pigmentation
Dermal pigmentation occurs in the deeper layers of the skin, it can be triggered by genetics, hormones, UV exposure, medications, or as a response to trauma experienced on the skin.
Melasma/Chloasma is a pigmentation disorder that usually presents on the face and in a symmetrical pattern.
Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH): is a temporary pigmentation response that is located where there has been inflammation previously. Such as; acne lesions, or repeated waxing of an area.
Dermal pigmentation treatments take a number of months and home care is essential. It is important to treat the root cause of the blemish, by regulating overproduction of melanin through daily application of melanin inhibitors at home, following the in-clinic procedures.
Treatments for Dermal Pigmentation
Chemical Peels
Deeper pigmentation peels will help brighten pigmentation that lives deeper in the skin, such as severe sun damage, melasma and post-inflammatory hyper-pigmentation. These chemical peels have the added benefit of tyrosinase inhibitors to reduce future melanin production.
Dermal pigmentation peels must follow 2 weeks of preparation home care and are delivered in a program of 6 treatments.
These peels can leave the skin dry for up to 7 days.
From £100
To see more information about chemical peels available at Oasis Wellbeing Clinic here.
Microneedling for Pigmentation
Microneedling treatments increase the skins permeability; meaning trans dermal delivery of drugs is increased 100%, allowing mesotherapy treatments to infuse the dermis with mesoceuticals.
Our mesoceutical, designed specifically for pigmentation reduction, CHROMA contains:
Oligopeptide-68 to delay melanin production, Rumex Occidentalis Extract to reduce pigmentation, and Bearberry Leaf Extract to reduce tyrosine activity.
This treatment offers general whitening of the entire skin complexion, and can be used to even out uneven skin tones.
It can also be used to specifically target areas of pigmentation caused by sun damage, aging, hyperpigmentation, melasama or post acne scars.
This treatment can be performed every 4-6 weeks.
Downtime: redness and some flaking for a few days.
Full Face £125
You can find out more information about microneedling here.
You can find out more information about mesotherapy here.
Skin care
De-pigmentation Skin Kit by Mesoestetic contains the 4 essential products to reduce dermal pigmentation.
More information can be found here.
£214.95
Medical information on the types of pigmentation that can occur can be found here.
Patient results and treatment experiences may vary.
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