Below is just a list of treatments options that are available to every patient, but based on your health background and severity of concern, the dermatologist will ultimately decide which course to proceed forward with.

However, you can try and enquire regarding these with your specialist: 

1. Chemical Peel (Rs. 1,800-10,000): A mixture of acids that is beneficial for skin, is applied on the concerned region of your body, in the required quantity, which dries up and is removed thereafter - this process aids in the regeneration of newer & healthier skin cells by removing upper tanned layers of skin.
2. Microdermabrasion (Rs. 1500 to Rs. 6000 per session): Acts on the epidermis only (superficial scarring). During the treatment, your dermatologist will use a drill-like handheld appliance with a wire brush or some other abrasive as its attachment, to swipe over your skin. Same will eliminate epidermal scarring.
3. Dermabrasion (Rs. 1500 to Rs. 6000 per session): Same as Microdermabrasion, but also reaches a part of your dermis which is a little deeper.
4. Laser resurfacing (Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 10,000 per session): laser device breaks down pigment and reduces the appearance of tan, sun spots, etc.
5. Microneedling (Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 25,000 per session): You will be supplied with anesthesia, followed by fine pricks being created evenly throughout face, and then there will be a gentle application of serum, which will result in growth of collagen
6. Either OTC or Prescription - Creams/face pack/face wash (Rs. 200 to Rs. 2000): Results last for comparatively lesser amount of time, and tanning can affect even deeper layers of your skin while these would work on only the surface level of your skin.
    

• Common side effects following each are:
  • Pain. discomfort, stinging (for all).
  • swelling, redness and bruising (for all).
  • Increased sensitivity to sun (chemical peel).
• Risks for each treatments can be:
  • Damage to heart/kidney/liver (chemical peel).
  • Skin getting pierced (microdermabrasion/dermabrasion).
  • Damage to eye (microdermabrasion/dermabrasion).
  • Permanent pigmentation, scarring and blistering (for all).
     

To get in touch with experts, refer our page - Dermatologists.

To pick a suitable specialist, discuss/look-out for these aspects: Past experiences & success rates. Common side effects & risks of such procedures. Pre-treatment preparations & post-treatment care. Candidate eligibility to undergo these treatments. Your health history, present conditions, and history of family diseases, and what complications they can create. Revision course in case you run into risks &/or achieve undesirable outcomes -- or correction course in case you are ineligible to undergo this operation in future. Detailed information about how they will perform these treatments & what outcomes they intend to achieve (permanent cure/reducing the degree of problem/preventing further progress). Pay utmost attention to hygiene and sterilized tools - as unsterilized equipment can cause infection.

Samruddhi Bhartiya

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