{"id":43323,"date":"2026-11-11T06:16:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T05:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/laser-treatments-autumn-winter\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T06:16:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T05:16:34","slug":"laser-treatments-autumn-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/laser-treatments-autumn-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are autumn and winter the best time for laser treatments?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In short:<\/strong> Autumn and win\u00adter suit many laser tre\u00adat\u00adments becau\u00adse strong sun is easier to avo\u00adid befo\u00adre and after the appoint\u00adment. That mat\u00adters, becau\u00adse tan\u00adned skin and UV radia\u00adti\u00adon can, depen\u00adding on the pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre, make unwan\u00adted skin reac\u00adtions and pig\u00adment chan\u00adges more likely. The coo\u00adler months also make it easier to plan after\u00adca\u00adre and a series of ses\u00adsi\u00adons. Whe\u00adther they are the best time for you depends on your skin, the tre\u00adat\u00adment and your holi\u00adday plans.<\/p>\n

Why the sun affects your appointment<\/h2>\n

In a laser tre\u00adat\u00adment<\/a>, light is used to achie\u00adve a spe\u00adci\u00adfic effect in the skin. Depen\u00adding on the laser, the ener\u00adgy tar\u00adgets the skin pig\u00adment mela\u00adnin, blood ves\u00adsels or water in the tis\u00adsue, for exam\u00adp\u00adle. This is why not every tre\u00adat\u00adment responds to a tan in the same way. With pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres that tar\u00adget pig\u00adment in par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar, the pig\u00adment in the sur\u00adroun\u00adding skin mat\u00adters too.<\/p>\n

A fresh tan is the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre more than a ques\u00adti\u00adon of appearance. With cer\u00adtain laser pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres it can rai\u00adse the risk of burns or colour chan\u00adges. Sun\u00adb\u00adurn is ano\u00adther reason to dis\u00adcuss the appoint\u00adment before\u00adhand. Have your skin asses\u00adsed to see whe\u00adther it is rea\u00addy for tre\u00adat\u00adment again, rather than going by the calen\u00addar alone.<\/p>\n

The sun also plays a part after the tre\u00adat\u00adment. Dar\u00adker patches can deve\u00adlop after an inflamm\u00ada\u00adto\u00adry reac\u00adtion, known as post-inflamm\u00ada\u00adto\u00adry hyper\u00adpig\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon<\/a>. UV radia\u00adti\u00adon can make the\u00adse patches dar\u00adker. The months with less sun make pro\u00adtec\u00adtion easier, but they do not remo\u00adve this risk.<\/p>\n

Which laser treatment are you planning?<\/h2>\n

\u201eLaser tre\u00adat\u00adment\u201c covers very dif\u00adfe\u00adrent pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres. Trea\u00adting indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal age spots places dif\u00adfe\u00adrent demands on the skin than hair rem\u00adoval or more inten\u00adsi\u00adve skin resur\u00adfa\u00adcing. For your plan\u00adning, the exact tre\u00adat\u00adment mat\u00adters more than the gene\u00adral rule of \u201ehaving laser done in winter\u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Tre\u00adat\u00adment<\/th>\nWhat mat\u00adters<\/th>\nAdvan\u00adta\u00adge of the dar\u00adker months<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Tre\u00adat\u00adment of age spots<\/td>\nThe skin chan\u00adge has to be asses\u00adsed first. Pig\u00adment and skin type influence the choice of procedure.<\/td>\nThe face and the backs of the hands are easier to pro\u00adtect from strong sun in ever\u00ady\u00adday life.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laser hair removal<\/td>\nHair colour, skin colour and body area influence the tre\u00adat\u00adment plan. A series is usual\u00adly needed.<\/td>\nSeve\u00adral appoint\u00adments are less likely to clash with sun\u00adbathing and beach holidays.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Laser skin resurfacing<\/td>\nAfter abla\u00adti\u00adve pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres the skin needs a heal\u00ading pha\u00adse and tail\u00ado\u00adred care.<\/td>\nReco\u00advery and sun pro\u00adtec\u00adtion can be plan\u00adned into your calen\u00addar deliberately.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

With age spots<\/a>, the first step is to estab\u00adlish what kind of chan\u00adge it is. Not every brown spot is a harm\u00adless sun spot. Laser hair rem\u00adoval<\/a> tar\u00adgets the hair fol\u00adlic\u00adles, and the fol\u00adlow-up appoint\u00adments have to fit into your plans. You can read more in our artic\u00adle How many ses\u00adsi\u00adons does per\u00adma\u00adnent laser hair rem\u00adoval take?<\/a><\/p>\n

Skin resur\u00adfa\u00adcing<\/a> can be used for wrink\u00adles or scars. \u201eAbla\u00adti\u00adve\u201c means that skin tis\u00adsue is remo\u00adved. In frac\u00adtion\u00adal laser the\u00adra\u00adpy<\/a>, small zones are trea\u00adted while the skin in bet\u00adween is left untouch\u00aded. Frac\u00adtion\u00adal does not auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly mean that the tre\u00adat\u00adment needs no reco\u00advery time, however.<\/p>\n

Finding the right time window<\/h2>\n

A good appoint\u00adment does more than fit bet\u00adween two working days. It also has to suit what you have plan\u00adned after\u00adwards. If you tra\u00advel to the sun in win\u00adter or spend a lot of time in the moun\u00adta\u00adins, your situa\u00adti\u00adon dif\u00adfers from that of someone who spends most days in the Swiss lowlands.<\/p>\n

Go through the\u00adse points befo\u00adre you book:<\/p>\n