Q-switched Yag laser (for age spots treatment)
What is a Q-switched Yag laser?
This treatment uses a Q-switched YAG laser to remove dark spots.
Q-switched YAG lasers have two wavelengths, long and short, so they can remove both surface and deep spots.
It is also less painful, the treatment takes only 20 minutes, and can be removed in just a few sessions.
● Q-switch
This technology creates high-energy laser light in a short period of time by adjusting the duration of laser irradiation.
● YAG laser
This light is obtained by shining strong light onto yttrium, aluminum, and garnet crystals.
Why stains can be removed
Age spots occur when melanin pigment produced in the epidermis cannot be expelled due to damage caused by ultraviolet rays, etc., and is deposited on the skin.
The YAG laser can only damage the melanin pigment, causing the damaged spots to form scabs and peel off, allowing the spots to be removed.
Treatment overview
This treatment is an elective medical treatment.
Q-switched Yag laser treatment procedure
1. Counseling
A plastic surgeon will examine you and recommend a treatment option.
2. Preparation for treatment
Please remove your makeup before the treatment.
The pain is usually tolerable and no anesthesia is required.
3. Treatment
We will remove the spots using a Q-switched Yag laser.
Treatment period and number of times
This will depend on the patient's symptoms, so we will decide after you have examined them.
Risks and side effects
After laser treatment, you may experience redness, dryness, and hot flashes.
Inflammatory hyperpigmentation, depigmentation, and scar formation may also occur.
Treatment progress
① After treatment, a scab will form within a few days.
② The scab will fall off in about a week. (You can wear makeup from this point onwards.)
③ The wound will dry and new pink skin will appear.
Fees (private medical treatment)
Regarding elective medical treatment using unapproved drugs, etc.
● Clear indication that the drug is an approved drug, etc., and clear indication of the acquisition route, etc.
The laser equipment used in this treatment has not been approved under the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act. In Japan, unapproved drugs and medical devices can be used at the doctor's own risk.
● Availability of domestically approved drugs, etc.
Currently, there are no other domestically approved drugs that have the same properties as those used in this treatment.