Diet taboos for laser freckle removal

Within 1 week, avoid light-sensitive foods, spicy/high-sugar and oily foods, and foods that are susceptible to allergies. Dark-colored foods such as soy sauce and cola that are reported online do not require taboos and will not cause discoloration.

Is it completely different from the “don’t even drink coffee” taboo list you’ve seen before? I have been doing skin management for 7 years, and I have seen at least hundreds of beauty seekers whose recovery is slow due to blind dietary restrictions. Today I will clarify the real situation.

Let’s first talk about the “dark food anxiety” that everyone is most concerned about. There are indeed two opinions in the industry. Some institutions will ask you not to touch dark-colored foods for a month after the operation, saying that it will aggravate the pigmentation. In fact, to put it bluntly, many are afraid that the customer will not pay attention to sun protection and will become darkened after the operation, and they will just blame the diet. I specifically asked the deputy director of the dermatology department of the tertiary A hospital we cooperated with, and he made it clear that the pigments in food are catabolized after entering the digestive tract and will not deposit on the surface of the skin at all. As long as you don’t feel uncomfortable eating soy sauce or drinking cola, you can eat normally after the laser treatment. Last year, a young man had a Q-surge to remove freckles. He added two spoons of dark soy sauce to every meal. He recovered faster than those who ate boiled vegetables every day. His anti-blackness had nothing to do with this half cent.

After talking about this biggest misunderstanding, let’s talk about the foods that will actually cause pitfalls if you step on them. The first one is photosensitive foods. Many people don’t know about this, and there are many people who step on it. This type of food contains furanocoumarins, which can increase the skin's sensitivity to ultraviolet rays several times after eating them. Common foods include celery, coriander, lemon, gray cabbage, amaranth, and purslane, a wild vegetable that some people like to eat. The skin barrier that has just been treated with laser is already damaged, and its ability to resist ultraviolet rays is half weaker than usual. If you go out in the sun just after eating these, the probability of darkening will really increase. I met a girl born in 1995 last year. The day after she had her picosecond procedure, she went on a picnic with her friends, drank two large cups of freshly squeezed lemon tea, and sat under the sun for two hours. When she came back, the spots on her cheekbones were not only not faded, but also darkened. It took almost three months to disappear. She came to me crying several times. It was really not worth the loss.

In addition to things that are photosensitive, spicy, high in sugar and oil, I also recommend that you try not to touch them in the week before. This is not to say that something will happen if you touch it. The main reason is that such things will accelerate blood circulation in the skin, making the already red surgical area redder. In severe cases, it may cause inflammation and slow down recovery. When I was undergoing fractional therapy to remove acne marks the year before last, I couldn't help but eat Chongqing butter hot pot, which was extra spicy. When I woke up the next day, my whole face was swollen like a bee sting. The redness should have gone away in 3 days, but it took 10 days to clear up. During that time, I had to wear two layers of masks when I went out. It was very embarrassing.

There is another point that is easily overlooked: if you have sensitive skin, or are allergic to mango, pineapple, or raw pickled seafood, try not to touch it in the week before surgery. At this stage, the skin's tolerance is much lower than usual. If you usually eat something that is fine, it may cause redness and itchiness at this time. If you can't help but scratch it, it may leave scars. There is no need to take this risk.

Seriously, stop eating boiled vegetables every day just to avoid dietary restrictions. It’s not necessary. I generally recommend that clients eat more fresh fruits and vegetables with high vitamin content in the first three days, as well as high-quality proteins such as milk and eggs, which can help the skin repair faster. By the way, if you don’t suffer from insomnia after drinking coffee, it’s absolutely fine to drink it normally. On the contrary, it can help you get rid of edema. Don’t listen to those random rumors that drinking coffee will leave marks. That’s not the case at all.

In the final analysis, the biggest factor affecting recovery after laser freckle removal is actually sun protection, followed by diet. Don’t reverse the priorities and focus on avoiding soy sauce. If you don’t even wear a hat when going out, then no matter how good the laser effect is, it will be in vain.