Years of having fun in the sun can take a huge toll on your skin tone and texture. Let us help you even out your complexion and get rid of those age spots, sunspots and brown spots once and for all.
Years of having fun in the sun can take a huge toll on your skin tone and texture. The freckles you used to love at 25 turned into brown patches. The "bronze" on your chest is now a constellation of dark spots. The backs of your hands keep telling on you no matter how well you've kept the rest of your face.
You can layer concealer. You can stay out of the sun. None of it fades what's already there.
Good news: modern laser and light treatments actually erase pigment — and at Halo, we get clinically significant results in as few as one session. Not six. Not ten. One.
Let's Fade It →Each type responds best to a specific treatment. Knowing what yours is, is step one.
Discrete brown spots from years of UV exposure — on face, chest, hands, shoulders.
Clusters of pigment that have darkened or multiplied over time — often hormonal + UV combined.
Facial flushing, rosacea, broken capillaries, and telangiectasia — sun and time stress vessels.
Crepey skin, fine lines, enlarged pores — sun damage's effect on collagen and skin quality.
The Sciton platform's speed lets us treat large body areas — chest, arms, hands, legs — in minutes.
Most patients get one or two of these. Dr. B picks the right combination at your consultation.
Simple, fast, and physician-overseen start to finish.
30 min with Dr. B
Dialed for your skin tone
Minutes per area · no anesthetic
Spots darken → flake → clear
Cost depends on how many areas you're treating and whether one session or a small series fits your situation. Dr. B builds the plan first and gives you the exact quote at your consultation.
"I'd had 'cosmetic chest' spots for years and was constantly wearing turtlenecks to hide them. After ONE BBL session with Dr. B, the spots darkened, flaked off over a week, and I'm now wearing V-necks again for the first time in a decade. Cannot believe it was just one session."
"Years of skiing without enough sunscreen left my face a mess of brown patches. Other places told me I'd need 6 BBL sessions. Halo did it in 3. The difference is night and day — I look like I actually rested over the winter, not like I just got back from spring break."
The honest answers Dr. B would give you in the room.
You'll likely notice significant results after just one treatment. For more advanced cases of pigment concerns, we often recommend three treatments. Other practices offer BBL treatments in packages of six or more — that's not necessary at Halo. Better cooling control by our team equals deeper and better treatment effectiveness, which means fewer sessions for you.
Most patients describe BBL as a warm rubber-band snap during each flash of light. We use cooling and the sensation is brief — most patients tolerate it easily without any anesthetic numbing cream needed. Halo Laser uses topical numbing cream applied 30-45 minutes before treatment.
Heating up the dark pigment spots deep within the skin denatures them, and the body rejects the cells and they rise to the surface. Over the following days, the spots darken, then flake off naturally — leaving brighter, more even-toned skin.
For BBL: essentially none. You may have some pinkness for a few hours and your spots will darken visibly for 3-7 days before flaking off. Most patients return to normal activities immediately. For Halo Laser: 3-5 days of social downtime (bronzing → flake → reveal) depending on treatment intensity.
Pigment fading is visible 2–4 weeks after BBL — the spots flake off in the first week and the underlying tone evens out over the following weeks. For deeper Halo Laser treatments, the glow appears 5-7 days post-treatment with collagen-driven improvements continuing for 3 months.
The spots we treat are gone — but new pigment can form if you don't protect your skin from UV. Daily SPF 50+ and sun-protective behavior is non-negotiable for keeping results. We'll set you up with the right products at your visit. Many patients do an annual "touch-up" BBL session for maintenance.
BBL is safe for most skin tones when settings are properly calibrated for your specific skin. That calibration is where experience matters most — and as the world's most experienced Sciton laser provider, we know exactly how to set the device for your skin to deliver results safely. Very dark skin tones (Fitzpatrick V–VI) may need alternative approaches; Dr. B will tell you straight during your consultation.
Yes — but melasma is more complex than simple sun damage and often requires a combined approach. We typically pair BBL with prescription topical brighteners and strict sun protection. Melasma can recur with sun exposure or hormone changes, so it's more of a "manage" than "cure" condition. Dr. B will set realistic expectations for your case.
30 minutes with Dr. B. We'll look at your specific spots, tell you exactly which treatment fits — and give you an exact quote. No pressure, no obligation.
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