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Melasma

Melasma is a particularly difficult pigmentation to treat. Though it can never be cured, appropriately treated melasma can be lightened and the cosmetic appearance improved.

  • Melasma appears as map like brown patches most commonly on upper lip, cheeks and the forehead.
  • Melasma is caused from sun exsposure + oestrogen which is why it occurs in women and more common while on the oral contraceptive pill.
  • Sunscreen is the most important treatment measure you can take.
  • A combination of peel and prescription lightening agent are effective in fading melasma in a high percentage of women.
  • IPL and other inappropriate treatments can worsen melasma.
  • Newer Fraxel lasers can be used, however the expense of these means it is worth trialling peels and lightening agents first.
  • Skin Revision Treatment of Melasma

    We have found that combinations of prescription creams, hydroquinone and a series of peels can be effective in achieving some lightening of melasma.

  • If you are interested in treatment you do need to book in with one of our Doctors to get treatment prescription and there is a consultation fee which is claimable on Medicare.
  • Or you can get a free assessment with one of our therapists first to get a diagnosis and treatment advice first.

  • Come in for a free assessment to find out your cosmetic treatment options.
    Call us on (07) 33505447 for your free consultation or email to ask us any questions.

    Pigmentation Treatment Brisbane Dr Joanne Turner 06 Oct 2009 4 Comments

    There are several causes of facial pigmentation and the diagnosis determines the best treatment.

    All facial pigmentation is caused from increased amounts of melanin deposited in the skin, however the treatment depends on the underlying cause and depth in the skin.

    Common causes of facial pigmentation.

    1. Sun damage
    Most areas of Australia have high UV levels and the excessive exsposure results in abnormal facial pigmentation as well as premature aging with wrinkles and surface capillaries.

    Pigmentation that results from sun damage: freckles, liver spots, age spots and sun spots.

    2. Hormonal
    All hormal pigmentation results from a combination of increased oestrogen and sun exsposure.
    Melasma or chloasma caused by pregnancy or the pill has a maplike appearance common on the upper lip, cheeks and forehead.

    Treatment of facial pigmentation depends on the cause.

    Pigmentation that results from sundamage responds well to intense pulsed light treatment or laser treatment. Treatment of melasma responds better to skin lightening treatments or fractional laser treatments.

    It is important that the cause of your facial pigmentation is correctly diagnosed so an appropriate treatment can be provided.


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    To Book For Assessment For Skin Pigmentation Treatment.

    Pigmentation Treatment Brisbane Dr Joanne Turner 05 Jul 2008 6 Comments

    Pigmentation Treatment

    Common causes of pigmentation and their treatment.

    1. Freckles
    Freckles are very responsive to the intense pulsed light treatments (IPL) and some types of lasers. Most people get excellent results with removal of freckles no matter what part of the body.

    2. Sunspots, liver spots and age spots (Solar lentigos)

    All of these terms refer to abnormal pigmentation that results from sun damage. They are commonly accompanied by premature aging of the skin with wrinkles and broken capillaries.

    The best treatment for these pigmentation spots is pulsed light treatments or laser treatment.

    Pigmentation Treatment Brisbane Dr Joanne Turner 05 Jul 2008 6 Comments

    What are Freckles?

    Freckles are caused from accumulation of pigmentation in skin cells from sun damage in childhood. Ongoing sun protection is essential to ensure that there is no further damage to the skin which will cause freckles to darken.

    The appearance of freckles can be lessened with a light based therapy such as laser treatment or intense pulsed light. Intense pulsed light therapy results in a progressive return to a more even and very natural skin tone although total removal seldom occurs.

    How To Get Get Rid Of Freckles

    How does Laser and IPL (intense pulsed light treatments) get rid of freckles?

  • light of selected wavelengths (pulsed onto the skin) is absorbed into and destroys areas of pigmentation.
  • freckles on any part of the body can be treated.

  • Call 07 33505447
    For Assessment To Reduce appearance of Unwanted Freckles.

    Pigmentation Treatment Brisbane Dr Joanne Turner 01 May 2008 23 Comments

    How to get rid of pigmentation on your hands.

    It is common to develop unsightly pigmentation on the backs of hands as we get older. However these are not the only changes that occur to hands. The skin on the hands changes with roughening, dryness and wrinkling and loss of volume causing prominence of tendons and veins.

    Pigment Spots Hands Before Treatment Pigment Spots Hands After Treatment

    Rejuvenation for younger looking hands involves combination treatments to restore texture and volume and get rid of unwanted hand pigmentation. The latest treatment available to restore texture and volume is simple injections recently released in Australia.

    Treatment options to get rid of pigmentation on the back of your hand.

  • Pulsed Light Treatments
  • Intense Pulsed Light treatments are a very effective and safe means of removing most pigmented lesions from the backs of hands not only lightening pigment, but also restoring youthfulness to skin.

  • Prescription strength bleaching creams
  • These work subtly to reduce the discoloration of dark pigmented spots, must be used long term and combined with sunscreen.

  • Chemical peels, from the superficial glycolic acid to the medium TCA peels
  • Work to remove surface dead skin cells, stimulate the production of new skin cells and diminish age spots and lighten the skin.


    Email Us For Further Information Or Call 07 33505447
    To Book A Free Consultation To Get Rid Of Hand Pigmentation.

    Other Articles on Skin Pigmentation Treatment.

    Pigmentation Treatment.
    How To Get Rid Of Freckles
    Age Spot Removal
    Freckle Removal.
    Skin Pigmentation Treatment
    Liver Spot Removal.
    Get Rid Of Liver Spots For Younger Looking Hands.
    How To Treat Pigmentation Or Brown Marks.


    Email Us For Further Information Or Call 07 33505447
    To Book A Free Consultation To Get Rid Of Hand Pigmentation.

    Pigmentation Treatment Brisbane Dr Joanne Turner 05 Dec 2007 5 Comments

    Age Spot Removal

    Intense pulsed light (IPL) reduces age spots: returning a more even colour and texture to the skin.
    Age spots typically occur on the face and hands and are caused from sun damage years before they appear. Fading creams seldom have any effect, however laser treatments and intense pulsed light (IPL) are effective to remove unsightly spots and return and even colour to the skin.

    Age Spot Removal Brisbane

    Advantages of Intense Pulsed Light (IPL, S IPL) in removing age spots.

    Intense Pulsed light treatments are an effective, affordable and safe means of removing age spots and have several advantages over older laser technologies.

  • IPL selectively damages unwanted spots, leaving normal skin unharmed: there is no downtime or prolonged healing
  • IPL stimulates collagen production in the skin: rejuvenating the skin complexion and texture as it removes pigmentation.
  • Intense Pulsed Light technology is able to remove any unwanted facial capillaries in the same treatment

  • Email For Further Information Or Call 33505447
    For A Free Assessment To Remove Age Spots.

    Other Articles on Skin Pigmentation Treatment.

    Pigmentation Treatment.
    How To Get Rid Of Freckles
    How To Get Rid Of Pigmentation On Your Hands.
    Freckle Removal.
    Skin Pigmentation Treatment
    Liver Spot Removal.
    Get Rid Of Liver Spots For Younger Looking Hands.
    How To Treat Pigmentation Or Brown Marks.


    Email For Further Information Or Call 33505447
    For A Free Assessment To Remove Age Spots.

    Pigmentation Treatment Brisbane Dr Joanne Turner 17 Oct 2007 10 Comments

    Intense pulsed light treatment removes liver spots to return an even, natural colour to the skin.

    Liver spots are large flat brown spots that result from sun damage.
    Generally they occur in middle age on the face and hands.

    Liver Spot removal with Intense Pulsed Light Treatment.

    Photo-rejuvenation with Intense Pulsed light treatments is successful to remove unwanted brown marks from the hands and face. Photorejuvenation requires more than one treatment and progressively restores a natural even colour to the treated skin. It selectively targets the areas of brown pigmentation, so there is no downtime. Simply a progressively rejuvenation of the sun damaged area.


    Before And After Liver Spot Treatment

    Pigment Spots Hands Before Treatment Pigment Spots Hands After Treatment


    Email Us For Further Information Or Call 07 33505447
    For FREE Assessment To Get Rid Of Unwanted Brown Spots.

    Other Articles on Skin Pigmentation Treatment.

    Pigmentation Treatment.
    How To Get Rid Of Freckles
    How To Get Rid Of Pigmentation On Your Hands.
    Age Spot Removal
    Freckle Removal.
    Skin Pigmentation Treatment
    Get Rid Of Liver Spots For Younger Looking Hands.
    How To Treat Pigmentation Or Brown Marks.


    Email Us For Further Information Or Call 07 33505447
    For FREE Assessment To Get Rid Of Unwanted Brown Spots.

    Pigmentation Treatment Brisbane Dr Joanne Turner 14 Oct 2007 5 Comments

    Get Rid Of Liver Spots For Younger Looking Hands

    So called liver spots or age spots have nothing to do with the liver or aging:
    they are caused from sun damage over years of exposure.

    Intense pulsed light treatments: successful in removing liver spots.

    It is a particular hate of women as these less than attractive brown spots appear often years after intense exposure to the sun. Their medical name is solar lentigo and photo-rejuvenation with pulsed light treatments provide a painless, safe solution to return your hands to a more youthful appearance.


    Before And After Liver Spot Treatment With Intense Pulsed Light

    Liver Spots Before Treatment

    Liver Spot Removal After Treatment

    It is important to distinguish the harmless liver spots from early melanoma. Never let any pigmented spot be treated before being assessed by a Doctor. All of our treatments are supervised by a Doctor so you are assured we know what we are treating.


    Email Us For Further Information Or Call 07 33505447
    To Book A Free Consultation To Get Rid Of Liver Spots.

    Other Articles on Skin Pigmentation Treatment.

    Pigmentation Treatment.
    How To Get Rid Of Freckles
    How To Get Rid Of Pigmentation On Your Hands.
    Age Spot Removal
    Freckle Removal.
    Skin Pigmentation Treatment
    Liver Spot Removal.
    How To Treat Pigmentation Or Brown Marks.


    Email Us For Further Information Or Call 07 33505447
    To Book A Free Consultation To Get Rid Of Liver Spots.

    Pigmentation Treatment Brisbane Dr Joanne Turner 14 Oct 2007 6 Comments

    Intense pulsed light treats pigmentation on the face or body to restore a natural, even skin tone.

    Freckles, age spots, liver spots or simply pigmentation: whatever you call it are all caused from sun damage. All skin pigmentation will fade a little with daily sun protection, however intense pulsed light treatments can remove most pigmentation and return an even colour to your skin.

    Pigmentation and brown mark treatment Brisbane

    Intense pulsed light (IPL) for pigmentation removal.

    Pigmentation marks are effectively removed by Intense Pulsed light (IPL or S IPL) treatments which have several advantages over laser pigmentation treatments:

  • gently progressively fades unwanted pigmentation and spots
  • s IPL selectively destroys abnormal pigmentation without damaging normal skin: there is no downtime
  • it stimulates collagen production in the skin: rejuvenating skin quality as it removes pigmentation
  • Skin Pigmentation treatment with S IPL at SkinRevision

  • Your safety is assured: all our treatments are supervised by a Doctor
  • The Palomar S IPL is a high end machine with sufficient power to ensure good therapeutic outcomes
  • Our staff have thousands of hours experience and thorough understanding of laser science

  • Email For Further Information Or Call 33505447
    For A Free Assessment To Get Rid Of Unwanted Skin Pigmentation.

    Other Articles on Skin Pigmentation Treatment.

    Pigmentation Treatment.
    How To Get Rid Of Freckles
    How To Get Rid Of Pigmentation On Your Hands.
    Age Spot Removal
    Freckle Removal.
    Skin Pigmentation Treatment
    Liver Spot Removal.
    Get Rid Of Liver Spots For Younger Looking Hands.
    How To Treat Pigmentation Or Brown Marks.


    Email For Further Information Or Call 33505447
    For A Free Assessment To Get Rid Of Unwanted Skin Pigmentation.

    Pigmentation Treatment Brisbane Dr Joanne Turner 12 Oct 2007 27 Comments