The Truth: Most Lasers Can Worsen Melasma

If you’ve ever had melasma flare after a “brightening” laser, you’re not imagining it.

Some lasers (especially those that generate high heat) can actually trigger pigment instead of clearing it.

That’s because melasma isn’t just a surface issue. It’s tied to hormones, inflammation, and vascular activity, meaning your skin can overreact to light and heat.

At The Bare Effect, we take a pigment-safe, evidence-based approach that treats the root cause and the symptom. Not just the color you see in the mirror.

Welcome to Laser Season — Arizona’s Best Kept Secret

When the temperature finally drops below 100° and your sunburn fades, it’s officially laser season in Scottsdale.

Fall through early spring is when we can safely perform the most effective laser treatments — without battling UV damage, sun exposure, or heat-related irritation.

If you’ve been waiting to start that resurfacing plan, now’s your moment.

Here’s a secret: about 30% of our skincare clients are men. They just don’t talk about it.

They want to look good, feel confident, and stay competitive, without anything that screams “I had work done.”

So, if you’re a guy who’s tired of razor burn, sun damage, or dull skin (but allergic to fluff), these are the five treatments Scottsdale men secretly love, because they actually work.

Your Skin Doesn’t Just Heal — It Rebuilds

Every laser or microneedling session creates controlled micro-injury to trigger collagen remodeling.

That process burns through nutrients, amino acids, and antioxidants like wildfire.

So if you want faster healing, less downtime, and longer-lasting results, what you eat matters just as much as what we do in the treatment room.

Most people think great laser results come from the device.

Truth? It’s 50% prep, 50% healing, and 0% winging it.

Prepping your skin correctly helps you:

• Avoid pigment issues or burns

• Heal faster with less inflammation

• Maximize collagen and clarity gains

• Keep results consistent across sessions

At The Bare Effect, we design custom laser prep plans based on your skin type, treatment area, and seasonal sun exposure, so your skin is calm, hydrated, and ready to perform.

If you’ve lived in Arizona for more than a minute, you know our sun doesn’t take days off.
That means when it comes to laser treatments, timing is everything.

Lasers love cool, stable skin. Not freshly tanned, hot, or inflamed skin baking under a 110-degree sky.

At The Bare Effect, we plan your treatments strategically, so you get smoother, clearer, tighter skin without pigment rebound or prolonged downtime.