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Lasers are used in a growing number of medical and imaging applications, from surgery to photoacoustic imaging. To protect ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Hyperpigmentation, including melasma, is often difficult ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Treating acne and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is ...

Darker-skinned swine developed visible erythema at lower laser energy levels, showing that skin pigmentation influences laser injury thresholds. Credit: Johns Hopkins University. A project at Johns ...

The goal of melasma therapy is to promote degradation of melanosomes, inhibit formation of melanosomes, and retard proliferation of melanocytes (Pandya & Guevara, 2000). Although not a cure in and of ...

During the winter months, evidence of days spent poolside and in the sun (read: fine lines, dullness and dark spots) become apparent. For lighter skin tones, lasers can reinstate even skin tone and ...

There is one skincare complaint that seems to unite Indians across age groups, genders and generations: pigmentation. The ...

Most of us deal with some degree of hyperpigmentation, especially as we climb up into our 30s and beyond. Yet, if asked to define hyperpigmentation, a lot of us would draw a blank. That’s because we ...

Hyperpigmentation is treated based on its type and depth. Superficial hyperpigmentation (sunspots, post-inflammatory marks) responds well to topical depigmenting agents, chemical peels, and IPL.

You're washing your face one day — business as usual — and, seemingly out of the blue, you notice a new dark mark. Is it in the same place as that pimple of yesteryear? Did it pop up after a ...