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I am an expert in laser treatment for the removal of tattoos and naturally occurring pigmentations such as port wine stain birthmarks having treated more than 4,000 patients before I retired a couple of years ago. The comments you make about your earlier treatment do not accord with the best quality modern treatment where treatments with the right laser will produce excellent results. It is not true that the best results occur with young skin, in fact it is my view that such treatment should be held in abeyance until adulthood so that the person can make the decision for themself about what is still a cosmetic procedure.
Certainly, notwithsatnding that even Great Ormond St Children's Hospital offer such treatment, there should be no question of using a general anaesthetic when treating,and that compounds the reason for avoiding treating children and waiting until their own decision can be made, but a topical anaesthetic cream can be used, including when removing tatoos, but many patients actually go through the treatment without bothering to use a cream first.
The laser you would need is a short-pulsed, Q-switched NdYAG laser such as a Medlite C6 which has the right frequency ( Very Important!) to deal with red pigment.
It wouldn't surprise me if your treatment was with a machine that is less than ideal for the job, because, unfortunately, that is not uncommon, for a range of reasons. Lasers are expensive and if a clinic or hopsital only has, say, a Ruby laser, which is not at all suitable for dealing with red pigments, some will still use it, and then make excuses as to why the outcome is not good.
The results with the best NdYAG used by a well-trained, experienced laser operator will produce outcomes where the pigment is close to, if not, 100% removed and the skin ends in good condition.
You may not be interested in researching laser treatments, which would be entirely understandable and totally your decision, but if you did want to, at least, research matters, it would be worth contacting Cynosure who make and supply the particular Medlite lasers to hospitals and clinics so you can track local possibilities. And, as I say, a patient should look for treatment by a well-trained ( Certificated) and experienced ( two years with the Medlite) laser operator.
Perhaps you could dip your toe be having a fresh 'test patch' at an appropriate clinic, but whatever you do, best wishes for the future.
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DeleteDear Amy,
ReplyDeleteI am an expert in laser treatment for the removal of tattoos and naturally occurring pigmentations such as port wine stain birthmarks having treated more than 4,000 patients before I retired a couple of years ago. The comments you make about your earlier treatment do not accord with the best quality modern treatment where treatments with the right laser will produce excellent results. It is not true that the best results occur with young skin, in fact it is my view that such treatment should be held in abeyance until adulthood so that the person can make the decision for themself about what is still a cosmetic procedure.
Certainly, notwithsatnding that even Great Ormond St Children's Hospital offer such treatment, there should be no question of using a general anaesthetic when treating,and that compounds the reason for avoiding treating children and waiting until their own decision can be made, but a topical anaesthetic cream can be used, including when removing tatoos, but many patients actually go through the treatment without bothering to use a cream first.
The laser you would need is a short-pulsed, Q-switched NdYAG laser such as a Medlite C6 which has the right frequency ( Very Important!) to deal with red pigment.
It wouldn't surprise me if your treatment was with a machine that is less than ideal for the job, because, unfortunately, that is not uncommon, for a range of reasons. Lasers are expensive and if a clinic or hopsital only has, say, a Ruby laser, which is not at all suitable for dealing with red pigments, some will still use it, and then make excuses as to why the outcome is not good.
The results with the best NdYAG used by a well-trained, experienced laser operator will produce outcomes where the pigment is close to, if not, 100% removed and the skin ends in good condition.
You may not be interested in researching laser treatments, which would be entirely understandable and totally your decision, but if you did want to, at least, research matters, it would be worth contacting Cynosure who make and supply the particular Medlite lasers to hospitals and clinics so you can track local possibilities. And, as I say, a patient should look for treatment by a well-trained ( Certificated) and experienced ( two years with the Medlite) laser operator.
Perhaps you could dip your toe be having a fresh 'test patch' at an appropriate clinic, but whatever you do, best wishes for the future.
Kind regards,
Barry