Individuals with skin of color are the majority in California, New Mexico, and Texas and will soon be the majority in Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, New York, and Florida. By 2050, more than 50 percent of the US population will have skin of color, according to the Skin of Color Society. Aerolase Neo Elite
Traditionally these patients have benefited less from medical and aesthetic treatments, compared with their lighter-skinned counterparts. With light-based therapy, in particular, there were significant risks associated with treating skin of color, namely burning and/or hypo- or hyperpigmentation. As such, many physicians remained reticent to suggest laser treatments for rejuvenation, melasma, acne, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), and other skin concerns in the skin of color patients.
Those days are over. The advent of devices like the Aerolase Neo Elite 1064nm laser has opened up the playing field for these patients and the doctors who treat them. Thanks to its long wavelength and short pulse duration, the Neo Elite offers increased treatment efficacy, a broader range of treatment options, and a gold-standard margin of safety for skin of color patients.
TREATING MELASMA IN SKIN OF COLOR
The Neo Elite can be used alone or in combination with other therapies to treat melasma, PIH, pseudofolliculitis barbae, acne keloidalis nuchae, and aging skin with unprecedented efficacy and safety in human skin of color.2
It is a common myth that melasma is just a minor concern for skin of color patients and that limited treatments exist. Melasma has dramatic effects on quality of life, and the Neo Elite is a highly effective treatment option.
When treating melasma, several treatments are usually required. There is no one-size-fits-all melasma protocol. I tell patients, “Let’s do one and see how much you clear.” If they clear 25 percent after one treatment, they will likely need a total of four treatments. If they have little or no change, we will try stronger settings.
Fitzpatrick skin types IV through VI now have the same access to laser technology as their lighter-skinned counterparts, and it’s time the word got out.
A WORKHORSE
Neo Elite is a great laser for physicians who need a workhorse to treat core medical applications. It allows them to have just one laser for a multitude of conditions; and it is safe and effective in all skin types, from lightest to darkest. The Neo Elite clinical indications for patients with all skin types include acne, rosacea, melasma, PIH, psoriasis, photorejuvenation, skin rejuvenation and tightening, solar lentigines, and/or redness.
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