Practical rules for the Treatment of Pigmentation Disorders

As a general rule when treating pigment disorders with lasers, the following apply:

• It is important to recognize that we treat
• Always biopsy a suspicious lesion
• Know the alternative treatments

Practical rules for treating pigmentation disorders

• Avoid aggravating factors (sun, irritating …)
• Do nothing for problems of pigmentation that heal on their own
• Treat problems that can be treated

Contributors:

Dr Christophe HSU – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland

Source of information: 2012 (02) – 20th Regional Conference of Dermatology (RCD) – Manila, Philippines