Laser treatment for pigmentation in London

Sun spots and sun damage

Flat brown marks on the cheeks, forehead, chest and hands, often with rough texture and fine lines around them. These are the pigment changes laser resurfacing treats most predictably, because the pigment sits in the upper skin that the light settings renew. Treated spots shed with the renewing surface over the first week or so. Sun damage treatment covers sun spots, age spots and rough sun-aged texture together.

Marks left after spots or injury

Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, the brown marks that follow acne or a graze, often fades on its own over months. Laser can speed this in some people and worsen it in others, especially in darker skin, so a cautious low setting or skincare first is usual.

Melasma treatment in London

Melasma is patchy brown pigment on the cheeks, forehead and upper lip, linked to hormones and sunlight. It is the hardest pigmentation to treat, often returns, and can be made worse by heat. UltraClear's US clearance lists benign pigmented lesions but not melasma, and no published study of this laser in melasma was found, so a practitioner should be cautious, may suggest other treatments first and should never promise clearance. A dermatologist is a good place to start with melasma.

Medium and dark skin is the group most likely to want pigmentation treated and the group most likely to darken after laser. That is why the practitioner starts with your Fitzpatrick skin type and history, may prepare the skin for several weeks, uses lower energy and density, and spaces sessions further apart. The manufacturer states that its superficial and moderate settings suit all skin types and that its advanced settings are designed for skin types I to III. Strict daily sun protection afterwards matters as much as the laser. Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is explained in the glossary.

Laser removes pigment that is already there; the sun makes new pigment. Wear a broad-spectrum SPF 50 every day, reapply it outdoors, and use a hat on bright days, especially in the weeks after a session. Without that, sun spots tend to return. Laser treatment for acne scars covers the textural side of skin damage, and UltraClear vs CO2 laser compares the two main resurfacing lasers.

The practitioner gives UltraClear at UNTIL Marylebone, on Orchard Street, which runs north from Oxford Street beside Selfridges. From Bond Street station, which the Elizabeth line serves, it is about a 7-minute walk. Bring sunglasses and a hat for the walk back, since freshly treated skin darkens easily in daylight. UltraClear at UNTIL Marylebone has the walking routes and clinic days.