As our skin ages, it undergoes a transformation that leaves it looking very different from when we were young. Age spots, sun damage, wrinkles and fine lines, thread veins, enlarged pores or rosacea can all make an unwelcome appearance as we get older.
While ageing is, of course, a natural process, our behaviour and treatment of [...]
Mongolian spots and café au lait marks are both very common birthmarks, caused by the abnormal formation of pigmentation within the skin. They are usually present on the skin from birth, although some may fade on their own while others will grow and darken with time.
Mongolian spots are the most common type of birthmark and [...]
Intense Pulsed Light produces a very focussed and intense broad-spectrum light. It is applied to the skin via a hand-held device and penetrates the superficial layers of skin, where the light energy is converted to heat energy.
As the light is pulsed, the skin is only exposed to it for very short periods of time, making [...]
Birthmarks come in different sizes, shapes and colours and can appear anywhere on the body, although it is more common to find them on the face. They are usually present from birth, and can be divided into two broad groups: those caused by excessive pigmentation (café au lait spots, moles etc.) and those caused by [...]
Pigmented and vascular birthmarks are all treated in the same way at The Laser Treatment Clinic. Advanced Intense Pulsed Light is applied to the marks to cause them to fade away.
Before beginning the procedure, a cold gel is applied to the skin. The Intense Pulsed Light is then used to expose the lesions or birthmarks [...]
Birthmarks can appear in a variety of hues, colours and shapes. From brown to blue, purple and red, these marks tend to differ greatly from the tone of the surrounding tissue.
They can take on a number of forms and sizes; some are flat and some are raised, and they can vary considerably in the [...]
Most birthmarks are a benign marking on the skin that appears either before or shortly after birth. They can be divided into two types of birthmark: the vascular birthmark and the pigmented birthmark.
Vascular birthmarks are red or purple in colour and include macular stains, stork bites, strawberry marks and port wine stains. They appear when [...]
IPL is used for a variety of treatments, from laser hair removal to pigmentation or tattoo removal. But have you ever wondered how it actually works?
IPL uses a technology that can produce extremely high intensity light for very short periods of time (hence the name Intense Pulsed Light).
In the case of laser hair removal, the [...]
Vascular birthmark removal uses the same procedure as pigmented birthmark removal, and can also significantly improve the appearance of the skin. Vascular birthmark removal tends to be more successful if undertaken at a younger age, while the blood vessels are smaller.
Using the Advanced Intense Pulsed Light system, short bursts of light are applied to the [...]
Whereas pigmented birthmarks are caused by an excessive growth of the cells that pigment the skin, vascular birthmarks form when the blood vessels beneath the skin do not develop normally. Either they are too numerous or too large, and the result is a patch of skin that becomes deep red or purple.
There are three common [...]
