At Acqua Blu Medical Spa, we offer a variety of skin treatments to improve spots and discoloration.

What Causes Skin Spots?

Age or “liver” spots can be caused by overactive pigment cells. When skin has had years of sun exposure, melanin can clump up or be overproduced in high concentrations. This results in age spots. Dark spots on the skin can be caused by medications, pregnancy, liver disease, or sun exposure.

What Causes Discoloration?

Patches of discolored skin have many different causes. These can include any of the following:

Birthmarks (strawberry nevus, salmon patch, port wine stain)
Skin pigmentation issues (melasma, vitiligo)
Skin rashes (rosacea, psoriasis, eczema)
Skin infections (ringworm, candidiasis, tinea versicolor)
Skin cancer (melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratosis)
Medical conditions (lupus, cyanosis)

Spots and Discoloration Treatments

Below are the most popular treatments for spots and discoloration from Acqua Blu Medical Spa.

Intense Pulsed Light

Redness in the skin, age/sun/liver spots, unwanted freckles, acne, broken capillaries, discolored scarring, blotches, hyperpigmentation, and large pores can all be improved with intense pulsed light treatments from Acqua Blu Medial Spa. We use a BBL (broadband light) laser to direct light energy into the skin, which turns into to heat as it reaches the targeted area. The BBL laser can flash hundreds of colors of light at the same time, which means it can improve many different problems of the skin.

Chemical Peels

People have been using chemical peels to address skin problems for years because they are very effective. At Acqua Blu Medical Spa, we use PCA cosmetic peels to correct pigmentation, age spots, and many other types of skin damage. PCA cosmetic peels can only be administered by highly trained, certified professionals, like our team at Acqua Blu Medical Spa. Monthly PCA cosmetic peels will result in skin with a healthy radiance and improved skin texture.

Microdermabrasion

Microdermabrasion is a minimally invasive treatment that improves hyperpigmentation, age/sun spots, dull-looking skin, melasma, and uneven skin tone and texture. At Acqua Blue Medical Spa, we perform both DiamondTome and Power Peel microdermabrasion treatments. DiamondTome uses diamond chips to exfoliate the skin and a suction to get rid of dead skin cells. By cleaning the pores and getting rid of the layer of dead skin on top, radiance is restored to the skin. The Power Peel uses of micro-crystals; these polish your skin as they are vacuumed through the hand held instrument.

Laser Skin Resurfacing

ProFractional skin resurfacing improves uneven pigmentation, sun damage and sun spots, acne scars and stretch marks, and also eliminates wrinkles and fine lines. This treatment requires little downtime, and can be performed on nearly any part of the body—as well as any skin type.

Schedule a Consultation with Us!

If you’re looking for a treatment to improve your spots and/or discoloration in the Pittsburgh area, contact us at Acqua Blu Medical Spa to schedule your complementary consultation. Together we will come up with a plan for your treatment, and we will be happy to answer any questions you have.