Pigment Change What does portwine stain and birthmark removal involve?
Lasers are now the treatment of choice for these blemishes – a ruby laser for dark birthmarks and a yellow-pulsed dye laser for red ones. Patients describe the sensation of the ruby laser as similar to the ping of having a rubber band snapped against skin. The yellow-pulsed dye laser has more of a dull thudding sensation. Patients often require more than one treatment, spaced by several weeks.
