Brown birthmarks removal sessions
A birthmark or mole is a congenital sign that appears on the skin of a child, whether after his birth or within several weeks of birth, and its appearance is due to several reasons, including genetic sometimes, including genetic mutations that are not transmitted by heredity in other times. They generally vary in severity, location, color, size and development. There are also two types of birthmarks:
- Vascular birthmarks: They appear as a result of a different number of blood vessels than usual in a specific area of the skin, or as a result of the widening of those vessels.
- Pigmented birthmarks: are caused by the abundance of pigment cells in a specific area of the skin, especially since these cells are the main responsible for determining the color of the skin and increasing its number dramatically in a place; This leads to a change in the color of this place from the rest of the skin.
Birthmarks have many colors like pink, red, gray, violet, black, gray etc. Most of the birthmarks do not cause any harm, and therefore there is no need to get rid of them except in certain cases, such as their effect on the person’s external appearance, or they are dangerous for hemangiomas, or they hinder his daily activity, etc.
Laser removal of brown birthmarks
Aesthetic medicine has presented many ways to get rid of birthmarks, including the use of drugs, surgical intervention, or the use of laser technology, and the latter is one of the best ways to get rid of burgundy or brown birthmarks, and the pulsed dye laser is the most used in these cases.
The session takes place by passing the pulsed dye laser beam, which comes out through a pen-like device, over the target area 1 mm deep under the skin, resulting in a rise in temperature, which in turn destroys blood vessels; Cause a bruise that disappears within two weeks.
The laser technique for removing birthmarks is safe for children, but they may need to apply a local anesthetic cream so that they do not feel pain. After the session, the treated area may be swollen or painful; Therefore, the doctor advises the use of topical compresses or analgesics such as Paracetamol.