Are you left with unsightly discoloration after pregnancy? You can get rid of them in an aesthetic dermatologist's office. There are many ways to lighten discolorations - chemical peels, microdermabrasion or removing discolorations with the use of light. However, the choice of treatment method should be left to the dermatologist.

When you decide to lightendiscolorationthat remained afterpregnancyin the office, remember that the treatment is long-lasting and its effects depend on the depth of the spots and their size. You cannot choose the method of treatment yourself - treatments are always selected bydermatologistafter prior assessment of the condition of the skin, size and depth of the spots. It may turn out that 2-3 treatments are enough for you. But it may also be that the doctor will have to combine several different methods to remove or lighten discoloration.

When is it best to remove discoloration

You can start the fight with spots only after the puerperium, when the hormonal storm has died down, so the skin will not be as sensitive as during pregnancy. Thanks to this, you will avoid the risk of irritation caused by the preparations used during the treatment. The time of the year is also important. The best time for a whitening treatment is autumn, when the sun is not too hot anymore. Why? Almost every treatment lightening discoloration exfoliates the epidermis. For this reason, the skin during the treatment is sensitive to UV rays and further discoloration may appear on it.

Important

During the whitening treatment, protect your skin with a strong SPF 50 + sunscreen.

What cosmetic procedures should not be done during pregnancy?

exfoliating chemical peels

Easy peel, yellow peel, almond peeling. The names are different, but the principle is the same: during the treatment, the epidermis exfoliates at different levels, depending on the type of acid used and its concentration. Easy peel treatment uses a mixture of trichloroacetic acid, ascorbic acid and citric acid. Yellow peel is a peeling with the use of retinoic, azelaic, phytic and kojic acids, while almond peeling uses mandelic acid. Treatments usually have two stages: first, the doctor applies an acid solution to the skin, and then - a special mask that supports the action of acids and accelerates the renewal of the epidermis. During the treatment, the skin may sting or sting, and usually 2-3 days after the treatment, the epidermisit starts to peel off. Price of the treatment: from PLN 250.

Ultrasonic peeling helps to lighten discoloration

During the procedure, the doctor first applies a special serum to the skin (adjusted to the problem), and then moves a device emitting a wave of ultrasounds over it. As a result of the vibration of high-frequency tones, the active ingredients of the serum are forced deep into the skin, cleansing it of excess sebum and old, dead epidermis cells. Under the influence of ultrasounds, the level of melanin in the skin decreases, which results in lightening of discoloration. Ultrasonic peeling is painless. Treatment price: PLN 100-150.

Cosmelan - one of the most effective discoloration removal treatments

New in Poland. The procedure uses substances that inhibit the activity of the tyrosinase enzyme, which is responsible for the formation of melanin. In addition, the preparation used for the treatment also contains ingredients that lighten the skin - kojic and phytic acid, ascorbic acid, arbutin. The procedure has several stages. First, the doctor cleans the skin with a special preparation, thus preparing it for the application of the brightening mask. The mask must be kept on the skin for a certain period of time, usually 2-4 hours. You don't have to stay in the office: you can go home and wash the mask yourself with warm water. For the following days, a set of creams obtained in the office must be applied to the skin. After a week, a follow-up visit to the doctor is necessary to assess the effect of the mask. For the next 3 months, you need to take care of your skin at home with special dermocosmetics. The treatment is considered by doctors to be one of the most effective because it removes discolorations in 98%. cases. Price of the treatment: from PLN 2000.

Microdermabrasion - mechanical exfoliation of the epidermis lightens discoloration

It consists in mechanical exfoliation of callous layers of the epidermis. The epidermis can be abraded in several ways, incl. with vibrating diamond heads or with the use of powdered corundum which hits the skin under pressure. Microdermabrasion does not hurt, but some women find it unpleasant. The effects appear after the first treatment - in most cases, discoloration is much lighter. The full treatment consists of several treatments, their number and frequency are selected individually. Price of one treatment: PLN 250-300.

IPL - removing discoloration with light rays

The full name is Intense Pulse Light - an intense pulse of light Belongs to lasers, but it is not a laser in the full sense of the word. The camera emits a beam of light rays. They are not coherent but diffuse and vary in length. This allows them to reach out todifferent skin depths. Light is absorbed by melanin and causes it to break down. Immediately after the treatment, the discoloration darkens, and after 2 weeks it starts to peel off. The price of the treatment depends on the size and depth of discoloration and is determined individually.

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