Question:
Are lightening creams ever effective in treating birth marks?
Answer:
Birthmarks come in various shapes and sizes. They should always be evaluated by a physician first to ensure that there is no risk of worrisome features. Some may be amenable to lightening creams, however, the lightening creams usually do not penetrate deep enough in your skin to completely erase the sign of the birthmark.
Dr. Williams has extensively studied and published birthmarks and can provide a full range of birthmark treatment options available to aid in lightening or eliminating signs of your birthmark.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.