The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Laser resurfacing, a blade of laser resurfacing can be riskier for higher Fitzpatrick skin types that have more pigmentation because the melanin the melanin cells are sitting deeper in the skin. And the deeper the laser goes, the more it can create permanent injury to pigment cells and create permanent pigment problems.
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So, I think um there there are a lot of nuances to this conversation, but to generalize a little bit, um chemical peels are generally safe for all skin tones generally. Um, laser resurfacing, a blade of laser resurfacing can be riskier for higher Fitzpatrick skin types that have more pigmentation because the melanin the melanin cells are sitting deeper in the skin. And the deeper the laser goes, the more it can create permanent injury to pigment cells and create permanent pigment problems.