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Clearing Sun Damage and Uneven Pigmentation
Restoring a Bright, Even Complexion
The Biological Cause
Years of ultraviolet exposure prompt the skin to over-produce melanin as a defence, and that pigment collects unevenly near the surface as freckles, age spots, and mottled patches.
Mountain sun is deceptively strong and the damage is cumulative — much of it laid down long before it becomes visible. Left alone, these deposits make even healthy skin look older and duller than it is.
Our Clinical Approach
At Kootenay Cosmetic Clinic we clear that pigment with Lumecca, the most powerful intense pulsed light (IPL) available. Its light is absorbed by the excess melanin and breaks it apart, so the skin lifts it away over the following days to reveal a clearer, more even tone — results start often after a single session.
Treatment Options
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Lift the pigment
Lumecca IPL Photofacial
High-peak-power IPL targets melanin directly; spots darken, then flake away over about a week to reveal clearer, more even skin.
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Remodeling Acne Scars and Uneven Texture
Smoothing the Skin Long After Breakouts Clear
The Biological Cause
Acne scars form when inflammation from a breakout damages the deeper layer of the skin. As it heals, fibrous bands tether the surface downward, leaving the pitted, uneven depressions that remain long after the acne itself is gone.
Because the damage sits deep in the dermis, creams and surface treatments simply can’t reach it — the skin has to be remodeled from within to lift those depressions.
Our Clinical Approach
At Kootenay Cosmetic Clinic we remodel scarred skin with the InMode Morpheus8 platform, which combines microneedling with radiofrequency energy. It releases the tethered tissue and stimulates fresh collagen to fill the depressions from below, smoothing the surface gradually over a series of treatments.
For active acne, IPL (Intense Pulse Light) Lumecca can calm acne prone skin helping to prevent breakouts.