BroadBand Light that targets brown spots and redness specifically. Almost no downtime, and the treatment most likely to make people ask what you have been doing.
BBL is light rather than laser — a broad spectrum filtered so it is absorbed specifically by brown pigment and by the haemoglobin in visible vessels.
Because it targets colour rather than removing tissue, there is no real downtime. Brown spots darken like coffee grounds for three to five days and then flake away. Redness fades more gradually.
It is the best-value treatment on the menu for anyone whose main complaint is sun spots or a flushed, ruddy tone.
Years of sun leave clusters of melanin and dilated vessels in the upper skin.
Filtered wavelengths are absorbed by the brown and red targets, heating them without damaging surrounding skin.
Treated spots darken then flake off within about five days; vessels collapse and redness settles.
Step 01
Free. We confirm skin type, check for recent sun, and set expectations.
Step 02
Cool gel and eye shields. Pulses feel like a warm rubber-band snap. Twenty to thirty minutes.
Step 03
Spots go darker for three to five days — this is the treatment working, not a reaction.
Step 04
Pigment flakes away. Redness improves over two to three weeks.
Because that is the treatment working. Pigment is drawn to the surface and darkens like coffee grounds before flaking off over three to five days. Do not pick at it.
Most people describe a warm rubber-band snap. It is brief and no numbing is usually required.
Two to four spaced three to four weeks apart for most concerns. Rosacea and redness usually need more sessions than brown spots.
Only if you have genuinely stayed out of the sun. Treating recently tanned skin risks burns and pigment problems, so we will reschedule rather than take the chance.
BBL is Sciton’s version of intense pulsed light, with tighter filtering and better cooling. The principle is the same; the control is better.
One patient at a time, by appointment. No packages, no pressure, and an honest answer even when it isn’t the one that books.
