The Pigmentation Guide
Pigmentation at Pink: melasma, freckles, and sun damage, and how laser clears uneven tone, calibrated to your skin. Answered by Pink's clinical team.
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Last updated July 2026 · kept current with the guide
Pigmentation is the skin remembering sun, hormones, and time, and showing it on the surface as freckles, age spots, and uneven tone. Not every dark mark is the same, and the first step is always knowing what you are looking at, because what clears sun damage is not what you would use on a mole. Once the mark is understood, laser can lift it precisely, breaking the pigment into particles the body clears on its own.
At Pink, pigmentation is treated with calibrated Q-Switched laser, matched to the mark and to your skin. This guide answers what we are asked most: how to tell freckles from age spots and from moles, how the laser actually clears sun damage, and how to keep results from drifting back once the skin is clear.
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