| Clear away sundamage and brown pigmentation for younger, clearer-looking skin TCA Skin Peel If you have significant sundamage or pigmentation, an ideal initial treatment is a TCA peel. Trichloroacetic acid is used, together with other skin lightening ingredients and vitamins, to gently peel away the top layer of skin, revealing brighter, smoother and clearer skin beneath. After an iniital consultation and assessment by a doctor, you may be prescribed some creams for a few weeks first to prepare the skin for the peel. During the peel itself, some stinging and burning is felt that lasts only a few minutes. In about two days the skin starts to peel slowly, and the peeling can last 3-7 days depending on the peel and your skin. Superficial patches of pigmentation and brown spots will often darken a little first and then simply peel away, leaving clearer, fresher-looking skin that is also smoother and more radiant.
Photogenesis
If you want to reduce brown spots on the face, chest or hands but do not want to peel, you may be suitable for Photogenesis, an Intelligent Pulsed Light treatment that targets brown and red pigmentation. During the procedure a few quick pinches are felt as the light is passed over the skin. Brown spots often darken for a few days and then fade or simply flake away. Usually three treatments at monthly intervals provide best results for an even, clear complexion.
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