In Marrakech the sun is strong almost all year, and it is the sun, more than the laser, that determines the right time to be treated. Recently tanned or burnt skin tolerates certain lasers less well and marks more easily: a brown spot can appear where the skin has been aggravated. Dr Sara Zahid, dermatologist in Guéliz, therefore chooses the season according to the treatment, your skin type and your lifestyle, rather than following a single rule.
The laser acts on melanin, the same pigment that makes you tan. On tanned skin there is more melanin at the surface: the laser is less precise and the risk of a spot after treatment goes up. After the session, the skin stays more sensitive to the sun for a few days to several weeks depending on the laser.
For treatments that call for strict sun protection (spots, resurfacing, some facial lasers), autumn or winter is often chosen, when the sun is weaker and you cover up more. It is also the period when a skinbooster is gladly scheduled.
Laser hair removal can be done all year if the skin is not tanned, with serious sun protection. Conversely, a treatment that carries a risk of spots is postponed if you are going to the beach or the desert right afterwards.
If you are staying only briefly, say so in your first message: consultation and treatments compatible with a short stay can be grouped, and those to be done on your return planned, depending on the season where you live.
Skin prepared before the laser (daily sun protection, sometimes depigmenting care) responds better. Afterwards, rigorous sun protection is the rule, whatever the season.
For some treatments yes, on non-tanned skin and with strict sun protection. For others, we wait for autumn or winter.
Often autumn or winter, with a main treatment and rigorous sun protection. Laser is only considered after diagnosis, with caution.
No, for several weeks depending on the treatment. Dr Zahid specifies the duration before each session.
Not if the laser and settings are suited to the skin type. It is a central focus of care at the clinic.
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