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.