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Saturday, May 9, 2009

Melanoma

Had a new patient come in for a "pigment" treatment on the chest. 32 year old gal had been tanning all her life. She had some moles all over the body. The pigment area of concern was a "mole". I said we should send it off to the lab for exam. It came back as melanoma. The only reason she ended up in the doctor's office was a cosmetic concern. My advice yearly skin exams, no tanning, suncreen and protective clothing. There is no excuse for it.

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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Laser Peel’s the most popular part of our clinic

We perform laser peels for "benign epidermal pigmented lesions and rough texture". These are those irritating brown marks that people find annoying with some rough skin. We use an amazingly powerful technology from Hoya Conbio called the Medlite C6 laser which allows for an ideal light based peel. We use a particular wavelength called the 532 nm light (Green Light) that is suited for lighter skin types.

The advantage of this peel compared to IPL (which a lot of spas and clinics use) is that it does not leave any residual pigment behind that is left after 5 or 6 IPL treatments. 532nm can remove any light pigmentation effectively. We usually find that couples of sessions are enough for the treatment. Once the treatment is done a mild redness is left on the skin for 4 days. This can be nicely covered up with mineral make up. The brown spots start to lift and flake off over a period of 7 to 10 days with small crusts. It is no touch treatment.

In our practice these laser peels are even more popular than Botox or fillers. This laser peel requires maintenance once or twice a year. We prefer a real laser to an IPL. It is a much more effective treatment.

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Monday, March 9, 2009

I have a brown mark or a mole on my face. What can i do about it?

First, it needs to be examined thoroughly for possible cancer risks. If there is any likelihood of cancer it will have to be biopsied and taken care of.

If it is not
malignant then it can be cosmetically taken care of with laser. Most commonly these pigmented brown spots tend to be in the top layer of the skin and are called Solar Lentigos. They can be easily removed with a pigment laser. Usually couple of treatments are required at the most.

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