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The science of Picosure Pro
- Picosure Pro is the latest generation of picosecond lasers released in 2023
- Picosecond lasers are specifically designed to target pigmentation, including melasma
- Lasers use light & sound to precisely break up pigment in the skin
- The Melasma Clinic employs several picosecond lasers, each with a specific task
- Picosure Pro is used to target superficial & medium depth pigmentation
The Picosure Pro has revolutionized the treatment of melasma. It is far more cost effective than Cosmelan or Dermamelan with none of the downtime of novel peels.
What results can I expect from a Picosure laser?
To date, this is the most effective laser for melasma. 85% of patients can expect a significant reduction of pigmentation. Adjunctive pigment correcting creams can amplify the results from laser treatments.
How many sessions will I require to clear my melasma?
Though results can be seen within one laser session, we advise a series of 4 sessions, spaced 2-4 weeks apart.
What is the treatment like?
Treatments are comfortable & fast, taking less than 3 minutes to perform. Picosure feels like tiny nettle flicks on the skin. On a pain scale of 1 to 10, it rates as a 1 to 2.
What is the recovery following Picosure Pro?
Unlike other lasers, recovery from Picosure Pro treatment of melasma ranges between 10 to 40 minutes. Cosmelan or Dermamelan peels have a recovery process of 5 to 10 days.
Your skin will be mildly pink for a few minutes following the laser, with full recovery expected within the hour.
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Retinoids are useful in some, but not all cases of melasma & pigmentation
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👉Concept: though they are commonly prescribed in many combinations (eg. Triluma, Kligman’s, modified Kligman’s, stand alone ranging from retinol to retinoic acid), the rate limiting factor is skin irritation. Potentially this means less of what really matters- use of other more useful pigment correctors
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☄️👌🏻Selective & gradual introduction of retinoids: Your clinician will discuss the timing of retinoids, in addition to the class & concentration, based upon your skin’s irritant threshold & background photodamage, taking into account co-prescription of other ‘skincare actives’
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🎬Action: Brisbane patients, book a consultation with Alison @cutis_dermatology Sydney, few spots available next month, link in the bio.🙏🏼
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The Melasma Clinic
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#themelasmaclinic #melasma #dermatologistsydney #retinol #retinoids #retinolskincare #skincare #skincaretips #pigmentationtips #drdavinlim #davinlim #triluma
Retinoids are useful in some, but not all cases of melasma & pigmentation
.
👉Concept: though they are commonly prescribed in many combinations (eg. Triluma, Kligman’s, modified Kligman’s, stand alone ranging from retinol to retinoic acid), the rate limiting factor is skin irritation. Potentially this means less of what really matters- use of other more useful pigment correctors
.
☄️👌🏻Selective & gradual introduction of retinoids: Your clinician will discuss the timing of retinoids, in addition to the class & concentration, based upon your skin’s irritant threshold & background photodamage, taking into account co-prescription of other ‘skincare actives’
.
🎬Action: Brisbane patients, book a consultation with Alison @cutis_dermatology Sydney, few spots available next month, link in the bio.🙏🏼
.
The Melasma Clinic
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#themelasmaclinic #melasma #dermatologistsydney #retinol #retinoids #retinolskincare #skincare #skincaretips #pigmentationtips #drdavinlim #davinlim #triluma
Your clinician will guide you through your specific protocol & pigment corrector. This only applies to potentially irritating agents, it is not a blanket guide for all topicals/pigment correctors
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Still sensitive, even if short contact?
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1️⃣Use half the amount (dilute in moisturizer)
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2️⃣ moisturiser before & after
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3️⃣Titrate use, ie. skip a day….or three
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4️⃣Test spot for allergy (very rare, skin irritation more common). Use a tiny amount, apply to the inner arm, photograph 📸the reaction taking note of the time it takes to develop irritation. Show this to your treating clinician to interpret & they will guide you. Irritation is different from allergic reactions💯
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👉🙏🏼Addition of topicals will be guided by your treating clinician, based upon your skin sensitivity, current topical use & treatment (peels vs lasers). Timing is important
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The Melasma Clinic
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#themelasmaclinic #melasma #dermatologistsydney
Your clinician will guide you through your specific protocol & pigment corrector. This only applies to potentially irritating agents, it is not a blanket guide for all topicals/pigment correctors
.
Still sensitive, even if short contact?
.
1️⃣Use half the amount (dilute in moisturizer)
.
2️⃣ moisturiser before & after
.
3️⃣Titrate use, ie. skip a day….or three
.
4️⃣Test spot for allergy (very rare, skin irritation more common). Use a tiny amount, apply to the inner arm, photograph 📸the reaction taking note of the time it takes to develop irritation. Show this to your treating clinician to interpret & they will guide you. Irritation is different from allergic reactions💯
.
👉🙏🏼Addition of topicals will be guided by your treating clinician, based upon your skin sensitivity, current topical use & treatment (peels vs lasers). Timing is important
.
The Melasma Clinic
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#themelasmaclinic #melasma #dermatologistsydney
Dr Vee Mang is an Australian trained physician with extensive experience in skin, having worked in the field of dermatology. She’s a cosmetic physician who works with Dr Van Park & Dr Davin Lim in Woollahra, Sydney
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👉Her interests: Pigmentation, neurotoxin, acne management, anti-aging
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📖Bookings: Open for consultation, send your expression of interest at our website, melasmaclinic.com.au Yes, an expression of interest is required for the Sydney clinic.
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The Melasma Clinic
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#themelasmaclinic #melasma
Dr Vee Mang is an Australian trained physician with extensive experience in skin, having worked in the field of dermatology. She’s a cosmetic physician who works with Dr Van Park & Dr Davin Lim in Woollahra, Sydney
.
👉Her interests: Pigmentation, neurotoxin, acne management, anti-aging
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📖Bookings: Open for consultation, send your expression of interest at our website, melasmaclinic.com.au Yes, an expression of interest is required for the Sydney clinic.
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The Melasma Clinic
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#themelasmaclinic #melasma
Dr Van Park is the co-founder of The Melasma Clinic. She’s a key opinion leader in the field of aesthetic injectables with her innovative & novel injection techniques with neuromodulators & soft tissue injectables
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👉Rumor has it that Davin Lim fixed her melasma & hence why she founded this clinic.
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📖Bookings: She’s closed her books, but occasional consults may arise
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The Melasma Clinic
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#themelasmaclinic #drvanpark #dvp #clinicdvp #cosmeticphysician
Dr Van Park is the co-founder of The Melasma Clinic. She’s a key opinion leader in the field of aesthetic injectables with her innovative & novel injection techniques with neuromodulators & soft tissue injectables
.
👉Rumor has it that Davin Lim fixed her melasma & hence why she founded this clinic.
.
📖Bookings: She’s closed her books, but occasional consults may arise
.
The Melasma Clinic
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#themelasmaclinic #drvanpark #dvp #clinicdvp #cosmeticphysician
Davin Lim is a technician & co-founder. He comes up with the diagnosis, management plan & settings, nothing more. He fixed Van’s melasma & the rest is history☄️
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👉In store: working on AI for ‘virtual Davin’, namely programmed AI bot for Q and A, coupled with AI video & virtual voice. Bot Q & A will be released in the next few weeks, virtual video & voice within 6 months (hopefully)
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📖Bookings: handful of appointments available in Sydney every month, expression of interest via melasmaclinic.com.au
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🏡The Melasma Clinic
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#davinlim #drdavinlim #themelasmaclinic #dermatologistsydney #dermatologyclinicsydney
Davin Lim is a technician & co-founder. He comes up with the diagnosis, management plan & settings, nothing more. He fixed Van’s melasma & the rest is history☄️
.
👉In store: working on AI for ‘virtual Davin’, namely programmed AI bot for Q and A, coupled with AI video & virtual voice. Bot Q & A will be released in the next few weeks, virtual video & voice within 6 months (hopefully)
.
📖Bookings: handful of appointments available in Sydney every month, expression of interest via melasmaclinic.com.au
.
🏡The Melasma Clinic
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#davinlim #drdavinlim #themelasmaclinic #dermatologistsydney #dermatologyclinicsydney
Hori is a common cause of pigmentation in Asian females
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🔫Treatments: straightforward, it is only a matter of persistence & correct end points. 4-8 sessions. We can get the job done with older tech, but hypo & hyper pigmentation rates are slightly higher compared to pico. 1064 for true dermal Hori, 755 for the recently described mixed Hori
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👍🏻Outlook: good. They rarely recur, remission expected in most, unlike melasma. The caveat is that melasma + Hori are commonly seen together
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🎬Action: Consult our clinicians @the_melasma_clinic in Brisbane or Sydney. For Sydney appointments please fill out an expression of interest form on our website, melasmaclinic.com.au Brisbane patients, book an appointment with Alison @cutis_dermatology 💯
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😎Dr Davin Lim
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#hori #ethnicskin #pigmentationtreatment #skinlightening #drdavinlim #davinlim #dermatologistsydney #picoway #picosure
Hori is a common cause of pigmentation in Asian females
.
🔫Treatments: straightforward, it is only a matter of persistence & correct end points. 4-8 sessions. We can get the job done with older tech, but hypo & hyper pigmentation rates are slightly higher compared to pico. 1064 for true dermal Hori, 755 for the recently described mixed Hori
.
👍🏻Outlook: good. They rarely recur, remission expected in most, unlike melasma. The caveat is that melasma + Hori are commonly seen together
.
🎬Action: Consult our clinicians @the_melasma_clinic in Brisbane or Sydney. For Sydney appointments please fill out an expression of interest form on our website, melasmaclinic.com.au Brisbane patients, book an appointment with Alison @cutis_dermatology 💯
.
😎Dr Davin Lim
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#hori #ethnicskin #pigmentationtreatment #skinlightening #drdavinlim #davinlim #dermatologistsydney #picoway #picosure
IPL is awesome for non-melasma pigmentation but is often a cause of flare ups for melasma pigment. The reason is the excessive heat that is often associated with IPL. Exception to this rule is the use of exact filters in correct pulse widths with co-prescription of pigment inhibitors- medical therapy. It can be done, but the threshold for error is very thin💯
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👉This patient: treated with old fashioned dermal toning with nano-lasers, Spectra by Lutronic, in addition to medical therapy
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📆👉Timeline: 10 weeks. Pico lasers offer faster resolution, if performed correctly.
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Dr Davin Lim
Dermatologist
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
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#drdavinlim #IPL #IPLtreatment #melasma #melasmacure #melasmasurvivor #melasmaskincare #themelasmaclinic #sydneydermatologist
IPL is awesome for non-melasma pigmentation but is often a cause of flare ups for melasma pigment. The reason is the excessive heat that is often associated with IPL. Exception to this rule is the use of exact filters in correct pulse widths with co-prescription of pigment inhibitors- medical therapy. It can be done, but the threshold for error is very thin💯
.
👉This patient: treated with old fashioned dermal toning with nano-lasers, Spectra by Lutronic, in addition to medical therapy
.
📆👉Timeline: 10 weeks. Pico lasers offer faster resolution, if performed correctly.
.
Dr Davin Lim
Dermatologist
Brisbane | Sydney🇦🇺
.
#drdavinlim #IPL #IPLtreatment #melasma #melasmacure #melasmasurvivor #melasmaskincare #themelasmaclinic #sydneydermatologist
Dermamelan & Cosmelan peels have arrived 💯
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👉Novel peels: are a good option for primarily epidermal melasma and superficial pigmentation, albeit a downtime of 6-12 days
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👌🏻Employ peels based upon diagnostic features of pigment and allowed recovery of the patient
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🏡The Melasma Clinic Sydney-Brisbane 🇦🇺
#melasma #cosmelan2 #cosmelanmask #cosmelanpeel
Dermamelan & Cosmelan peels have arrived 💯
.
👉Novel peels: are a good option for primarily epidermal melasma and superficial pigmentation, albeit a downtime of 6-12 days
.
👌🏻Employ peels based upon diagnostic features of pigment and allowed recovery of the patient
.
🏡The Melasma Clinic Sydney-Brisbane 🇦🇺
#melasma #cosmelan2 #cosmelanmask #cosmelanpeel
The fastest & safest solution for melasma
Picosecond lasers employ ultrashort pulses of light to safely shatter unwanted pigment without heating the skin. This is the fundamental difference between picosecond technology & lasers such as Fraxel & IPL.
With precise settings, Picosure can clear up melasma pigmentation within a few short weeks. Results are seen as early as one week after treatment.
The Melasma Clinic difference
Our specialist clinic is overseen by dermatologists who provide a comprehensive & bespoke approach to skin care. We take into account the complexity and individuality of your skin. Our pigment solutions include preventing future recurrences of melasma. Our ethos is to improve & maintain your skin’s health & vitality as an ongoing commitment to our patients.
Dr Davin Lim
645K subscribersHow to treat PIGMENTATION
If I can identify the cause of pigmentation, chances are I can treat it. This can only be achieved with careful real time examination…
More of our mostFrequently asked questions
How does Picosure differ from Picoway for melasma?
How does Picosure Pro clear up pigment?
Will Picosure be effective for all cases of melasma?
How does Picosure Pro compare to Fraxel for melasma?
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Dr Davin Lim | Dermatologist
The Melasma Clinic, Brisbane | Sydney
Pico lasers have a distinct advantage over Q Switch or fractional lasers such as Fraxel when it comes to treating or addressing pigmentation in ethnic skin types, as well as providing low downtime skin rejuvenation in appropriate skin types. It can improve mild acne scarring, however other devices provide better outcomes with less downtime.
Picosure has an advantage with their 755 wavelength over other lasers such as Picoway as treatments are less complex, with a quick recovery time.
