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Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Freckle Treatment
Having any laser treatment is a serious thing. Lasers are highly delicate devices which require experience to operate. While freckles are a highly treatable condition with lasers, it's very important that any brown spotting be looked at by a board-certified dermatologist first to determine if they may be skin cancer. If a dermatologist determines them to be merely freckles, then a laser surgeon may remove them. Here are some questions to consider prior to treatment:

Pre-Treatment Questions:

  1. Are you a board-certified physician?
  2. Is there a board-certified physician of any kind in the office?
  3. Are these spots cancerous or pre-cancerous?
  4. Are you confident these spots are freckles?
  5. How much experience do you have at performing this treatment?
  6. Are there alternative treatments which may be more effective for my skin?
  7. What's your medical specialty? (Dermatology, Family Medicine, etc.)
  8. Do you have any references? Before and After photos?
For more information see: Removing Freckles, Laser Freckle Removal, & Choosing a Doctor

 
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Last Modified: September 07, 2007

Frequently Asked Questions
What are Freckles? Can Freckles be Cancerous?
What Causes Freckles? How Can I Prevent Them?
What is Laser Freckle Removal? What are melanocytes?
How Can I Remove / Get Rid of Freckles? What are keratinocytes?
Does Tanning Cause Freckles? What is melanin?
The information contained in the above article is purely for educational purposes and is not intended to provide any medical advice. Always consult with your physician before having any medical procedure performed.
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