Pigmented Lesions - Age Spots
Just about everyone has a few obvious brown spots on their
skin. Freckles, "age spots", "liver spots", and various birth
marks are just a few of the commonly known marks, generally
referred to as pigmented lesions. Although most brown spots are
easily ignored, many are quite conspicuous and can detract from
your skin's natural beauty. Melanin is what gives your skin
its colour. Dark or light complexioned, we all have varying
amounts of melanin. Pigmented lesions are dark in colour simply
because melanin is abnormally concentrated in one area of the
skin. High concentrations of melanin can be due to various
factors. Some types are present at birth, but most occur with
age or as a result of overexposure to the sun's damaging rays.
Pigmented lesions can be successfully lightened or removed with
modern laser technology. A laser removes pigmented lesions with
the energy of light. A laser is designed to produce one or more
specific light wavelengths which are absorbed by the pigment.
Pigmented lesions are either lightened or removed when laser
light passes through the skin but is absorbed by abnormal
concentrations of melanin. The rapid absorption of light energy
causes the melanin to destruct to a point where the melanin
concentration is reduced, leaving the treated skin looking
uniform in colour and texture.
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