Freckle Removal Melbourne

A course is usually three to six sessions, spaced four to six weeks apart. Three sessions is excellent clearance for many skin types. Some skins are slower movers and want a fourth or a fifth. A sixth is there if you want absolute clearance and that's your goal. Your clinician will tell you at consultation which end of that range your skin is likely to sit at, based on freckle density, depth, and your skin type.

Most patients describe it as a warm snapping sensation, uncomfortable but not painful, and the laser pulse on any one freckle lasts a fraction of a second. Numbing cream is available on request for more sensitive patients. The treated area feels lightly sunburnt for about 24 hours afterwards.

Minimal. Treated freckles darken to a coffee-ground look over 24 to 48 hours, then flake off naturally over one to two weeks. Light redness for the first day is normal. Most patients return to normal activity the same day, and to makeup once the initial redness settles. Daily broad-spectrum SPF during the flaking period is non-negotiable.

They can, if the skin is not protected from UV. The underlying genetic tendency to produce melanin in response to sun doesn't change. What we're doing is removing the surface pigment that's already there. Patients who stay disciplined with daily SPF see their results hold for years. Patients who stop protecting their skin can expect new freckles to form over time.

Pricing is per session and sits on this page, pulled live from our booking system so it never goes stale. A freckle course at Pink is typically three to six sessions. Three sessions gets most skins where they want to be. Some skins need five. Six is there for absolute clearance if that's what you want. We don't lead with a single-session hook because the honest answer depends on what you want reduced and how your skin responds. Your clinician will agree the plan with you at your free consultation before you commit.

Yes. Plenty of Pink's freckle patients want specific flecks reduced rather than every freckle removed. Your clinician can treat selectively, targeting the strongest, the darkest, or a specific area (a cheek, a nose bridge, a shoulder), and leave the rest. You'll agree exactly which freckles are in scope before the session begins.

Most Fitzpatrick I through IV is straightforward on the Fotona Q-Switched platform. Fitzpatrick V and VI require consultation-first caution. The same melanin that creates freckles is present more broadly in the surrounding skin, which means aggressive settings can cause unwanted pigment disturbance. We don't refuse darker skin, but we do adjust the protocol, expectations, and sometimes the number of sessions. Pink's Signature Melasma Protocol is the flagship Fitzpatrick IV–VI workflow in this clinic and its discipline carries into our freckle approach.

Freckles (ephelides) are small, flat, genetically driven, and fade slightly in winter. They appear in childhood and intensify with UV. Sun spots (solar lentigines) usually appear from the late thirties, are larger, less even in colour, and don't fade seasonally. They're treated on a different protocol at Pink's Sun Damage & Age Spots page. Moles are cell growths that sit in the skin itself, not pigment on the surface, and should be assessed by a GP or dermatologist before any cosmetic treatment. We don't treat moles with a pigment laser.

Pink defers elective laser treatment during pregnancy, including freckle removal. There's no evidence that Q-Switched laser is harmful in pregnancy, but Pink's position is conservative. Elective cosmetic treatments wait until after. Your clinician will walk through the timing at consultation.

We'd ask you to wait four to six weeks. Melanin in tanned skin competes with the pigment we're targeting, which blunts the treatment and raises the risk of unwanted pigment change in the surrounding skin. A consultation while you're still tanned is fine. We can plan ahead and book the first session once the tan fades.

Come without makeup if possible so your clinician can see the freckles clearly. Bring a list of any active skincare or medications you're on, particularly anything that can cause photosensitivity. If you've had freckle laser elsewhere and it left redness or patchiness, let us know. We can often adjust the approach.

Usually, yes. Patchy or uneven results after IPL treatment are most often a device-matching issue. IPL is a broadband light source that isn't as precise as a Q-Switched laser on surface freckle pigment. Pink's Q-Switched Fotona protocol was designed partly to fix exactly this kind of outcome. The first step is a consultation, so your clinician can see where your skin is now and design the right next course.

Yes. The protocol works on face, neck, chest, shoulders, upper back, and forearms, which are the typical freckle-prone areas. Body sessions are priced per session the same way face sessions are. Your clinician will agree the area at consultation and tell you whether it's best treated as one session or split across two.