Sorry...I've never heard of it...I tried to google it entering "SPECTRA-PEEL" laser, forum, melasma" and didn't find much. I thought maybe someone else on some other forum may have tried it....I only found one post by a lady named "Donna" ....I copied and pasted what she said about it below.
It's a combination of 3 differnt posts that she made on the subject:
I've suffered from melasma since the birth of my son in 1978. I have tried literally EVERYTHING including fractional resurfacing, lasers, bleaching creams, etc. I either got no benefit or my condition worsened - particularly with the fractional treatments.
Dr. Tanya Evans, a dermatologist in Laguna Hills, CA, recently purchaed a device from Korea called a Spectra something (sorry) and did a series of SpectraPeel treatments on me. My face is completely clear and has been for a couple of months. She tells me that since melasma is hormonally driven, it may recur, but at least she has a proven way to treat it if it does.
If youlivein Southern CA and suffer from this insidious condition, I suggest calling Dr. Evans. She's my miracle worker.
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It got darker and lighter with sun exposure and stress, but was darker in some areas and lighter in others. I hated it and am thriiled that, so far, it has stayed away.
There was no downtime with the treatments Dr. Tanya gave me. It did take about ten (10) of them to get satisfactory resutls, though.
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I think it was $350 a treatment, but I bought a package of 10 treatments so I got "a deal". It took all ten plus two more to completely clear up my 28+ year issue.
To be honest, I would never let anyone at a spa perform anything on my face other than a regular facial!!! It just makes me nervous!!!
