Lentigines and freckles

Laser treatment is most commonly used to remove flat, benign skin lesions such as lentigines (also known as "age spots") and angiomas (small, benign tumours made up of blood vessels). It can also be used to remove capillaries, which are small blood vessels that are visible through the skin.

Laser mole removal of a single spot can be relatively inexpensive, especially if the spot responds to a single treatment. However, most spots treated by laser require several treatments (typically 3 or 4) and this increases the cost.

Liver spots, also known as age spots or solar lentigines, are dark, pigmented patches that appear on the skin. They are caused by excess melanin production due to sun damage and the natural aging process. Although they are not harmful, they can be a cosmetic concern for some people.

Dark patches on the skin can be caused by various factors, including age, sun damage, and hormonal changes. These patches are commonly known as liver spots or sun spots, and they can make the skin appear dull and uneven. Fortunately, there are several ways to reduce the appearance of these dark spots, including BBL (BroadBand Light) and laser treatment.

Lentigines, often called "sun spots", "age spots" or "liver spots" are dark patches that appear on the face, hands, chest and other areas exposed to the sun over a long period. They are a cosmetic concern rather than a health risk, but they can be unsightly. They can usually be removed effectively and without scarring with laser, intense pulsed light or BBL (BroadBand Light).

BBL (also known as BroadBand Light), is a type of laser treatment that is commonly used to address a variety of skin concerns, including pigmentation, sun spots, age spots, rosacea, capillaries, lax skin and more. This non-invasive procedure uses intense pulsed light to target pigmented structures in the skin and stimulate collagen production, resulting in clearer skin with better consistency and fewer fine wrinkles.

Both sun spots and skin cancer can be caused by prolonged sun exposure, and both may appear as flat brown patches on the face, hands, chest and other areas of sun-exposed skin. Skin cancer can grow and sometimes spread to other parts of the body causing serious illness or death, while sun spots are harmless and primarily a cosmetic concern.

Dark patches on the skin have many causes including sun exposure, dermatological and medical conditions. Treatment for lightening dark patches varies according to the cause. Light-based treatments such as laser, IPL and BBL can be useful, but in some cases, topical products are more effective.

It's often possible to permanently remove a specific age spot with treatment, but further sun spots are likely to appear in the future without proper sun protection. However, laser, IPL and BBL treatments are effective options for lightening dark patches on the skin caused by sun damage, ageing, or genetics.

BBL is a form of intense light treatment that targets unwanted pigment and other skin structures. It's a quick and relatively comfortable compared with some other treatments such as laser. BBL can be successfully used in the management of age spots (also called sun spots, liver spots or lentigines), blood vessels, rosacea, fine wrinkles, acne, loose skin and unwanted hair.

Sun spots (lentigines, age spots, liver spots and solar keratoses) are common patches on the skin resulting usually from long-term sun exposure. Most sun spots are normal and a cosmetic concern only, but some are potentially pre-cancerous.