Birthmark Removal Toronto
A birthmark is a common, benign, pigmented skin blemish that is present at birth or appears shortly afterward. It is unknown why some people are born with birthmarks and others are not. Birthmark removal is one of the most common treatments performed at Qesthetics Laser Clinic. With a team including cosmetic doctors and nurses, we offer laser birthmark removal in conjunction with other techniques to treat a wide variety of birthmarks for men and women in the GTA.
Pigmented Birthmark
Pigmented birthmarks are caused by excess skin pigment cells and can include moles, café au lait spots, and slate gray nevus. They can occur anywhere on the skin, and at Qesthetics we have successfully removed birthmarks on different body areas.
Pigmented birthmarks are caused by a high density of melanin in cells and include:
Cafe-Au-Lait Birthmarks – present at birth, or appear shortly after birth, and do not fade with age. These birthmarks may occur anywhere on the body, but are most often found on the torso, buttocks or legs. They are typically flat and smooth, oval in shape and light brown, or a bit darker in colour.
Slate Gray Nevus – flat congenital spots with an irregular shape, blue or dark blue colour, most common among Asian and Mediterranean populations. They can sometimes disappear during adolescence.
Brown Birthmarks – also called congenital moles, irregular in shape, brown, dark brown, or black in colour, and flat, raised or lumpy in appearance. They are often found on the head or neck, but may occur anywhere on the body.
Vascular Birthmark
Vascular birthmarks are caused by a high concentration of blood vessels and include:
Port Wine Stain Birthmarks – Present at birth and will not disappear with age. These birthmarks range from dark pink to dark purple in colour, and may thicken and darken over time. They are typically quite large in size and irregular in shape.
Strawberry Hemangioma – These red birthmarks are not present immediately at birth but appear within the first few weeks of life. They often grow and thicken rapidly, then stabilize and eventually diminishing in size and resolve by age 10.
Stork Bite Birthmarks – Typically pale pink to dark red. Also called “angel’s kiss” or “salmon patch”, typically seen on newborns, and are mostly temporary.
Birthmark Removal Treatments
Though most birthmarks are benign and do not require treatment, they are usually removed for cosmetic reasons. Birthmark removal treatments are typically completed via laser. The kind of laser chosen will depend on the type and characteristics of the birthmark.
For birthmark removal at Qesthetics Laser Clinic, we use Nd:YAG laser, Er:YAG laser, PicoSure, Q-Switched laser or electrocautery to fade or remove a diverse range of birthmarks. Click here to see some amazing before after pictures of birthmarks removal from Qesthetics Laser Clinic.
Laser birthmark removal will need multiple sessions to fade or eliminate the birthmark. The pulsed light or laser beam is selectively absorbed by the pigment or vessels of the lesions, which is then destroyed or shed away.
Electrocautery birthmark removal can be used to burn raised birthmarks off. It reaches only the outermost layers of the skin, so scarring is not an issue. About 1-3 treatments may be required. Local anesthetic is typically applied to the treated area before the birthmark removal procedure.
What Happens After Birthmark Removal?
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At Q Esthetics Laser Clinic, we treated birthmark for thousands of our patients each year in Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Thornhill, Brampton, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Markham, Richmond Hill, Woodbridge, Vaughan, Newmarket and other surrounding areas of the GTA.
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