Pigmentation
and sun spots.
A client in her mid thirties came to us after years of sun damage and stubborn melasma. Three pico sessions later, her tone is even and the spots she covered every day have softened.
Pico laser
3 sessions
12 weeks
Before
After
Pigmentation · 3 sessions · 12 weeks
−78%
Visible pigment at 12 weeks
3
Pico sessions, four weeks apart
1 to 2
Days of downtime per visit
0
Edits or filters on any photo
The story
Years of sun, softened in three visits.
Treated by
Dr. Amelia Hart
Medical Director · Dermatology
01
The concern
Years of unprotected sun had left scattered sun spots across her cheeks and a band of melasma along the upper lip. She wore concealer every day and had tried brightening creams with little change.
02
The plan
After a free skin consult and patch test, Dr. Hart planned three low energy pico sessions, four weeks apart, paired with a daily SPF and a gentle pigment serum between visits.
03
The outcome
By week twelve the sun spots had faded by roughly three quarters and the melasma had lightened and evened out. Her tone looks brighter, her texture smoother, and the concealer stays in the drawer.
The timeline
Twelve weeks, visit by visit.
Pigment lifts gradually as skin renews between sessions, so every visit builds on the last. Here is how this case progressed.
WEEK 00
Consult and patch test
Skin mapped under polarised light and a small test area treated.
Visible pigment
100%
WEEK 01
First session
Low energy pico pulses target the darkest spots first.
Visible pigment
86%
WEEK 05
Second session
Spots have lifted visibly. Settings refined for the melasma.
Visible pigment
58%
WEEK 09
Third session
A final, even pass across the cheeks and upper lip.
Visible pigment
36%
WEEK 12
Final review
Photographed in the same light and angle as day one.
Visible pigment
22%
Before
Day one
After
Week twelve
In her words
“I stopped reaching for concealer by week eight. For the first time in years, my skin just looks like me.”
LR
Laura R.
Pigmentation · 3 sessions · 12 weeks
