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Skin pigmentation is a common skin concern that affects the appearance and self-confidence of many people. Whether it’s a dull complexion, skin discolouration or mole tattoos, modern aesthetic medicine offers a variety of solutions. From the use of skin whitening products and procedures to laser treatments and medications, people can find ways to improve their skin pigmentation and restore their confidence and beauty.
Birthmarks & Tattoo
Birthmarks are often present at birth or develop afterwards in early childhood or at puberty, and do not fade much with age. Pigmentation-type birthmarks are coloured marks that caused by overgrowth of pigmented cells (melanocytes).
Birthmarks can occur anywhere on the skin. If birthmarks are at a place which makes them a nuisance to the appearance such as the face then people may want to remove them, as they might affect teenager’s social life and the development of self-esteem.
Naevus of Ota and Café au lait spot macules are common birthmarks among Asian people.Naevus of Ota is a slate-brown or blue/grey colored skin markings and is usually located on one side of the face near the eye and cheek. Café au lait spot macules are commonly oval in shape and light brown, or milk coffee in color. They may occur anywhere on the body.
A tattoo is a permanent mark or design made on the body when artificial pigment is inserted into the skin. It is a form of body modification, for examples, eyebrows, eyeliners tattoo and body tattoo.
Related Treatments
Nowadays birthmarks and tattoo removal are most commonly performed by using lasers. However before treatment you should consult a doctor to make the right diagnosis, and decide the number of sessions required to achieve optimal results upon the kind of birthmark. The number of sessions are usually around 6 to 10 times, but with some unusual birthmark in which melanocytes are found deeper than normal might requires 20 sessions. Most birthmarks do fade or disappear after multiple sessions oflaser treatment.
The effect of laser removal of the tattoo largely depends upon the body area, colours used and the artists who made them. The amount of time required for the removal of a tattoo and the success of the removal varies with each individual. For laser removal of eyebrows or eyeliners tattoo, it usually takes 2-3 sessions, while body tattoo might requires more treatment sessions for clearance.
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