Can BBL Phototherapy reduce pigmentation in people who have melasma?

The answer to your questions is maybe, but the results will always be temporary. Melasma is a chronic condition, meaning there is no cure. Because there is no cure, we've found that the best treatments for the condition are affordable and time-saving. Laser treatments, IPL and BBl (same as IPL) are not always affordable and they also take time going to the appointments. If there is improvement in the condition from BBl, the improvement usually disappears after 4 weeks or so. The other larger issue is that in many cases (we found the majority) lasers, IPL and BBl will actually make the condition worse. For this reason, we stick to 4% - 8% hydroquinone and we use a liquid formulation that penetrates more easily for better results than traditional creams.

Published on Jul 11, 2012