Pigmentation Treatment
What is Pigmentation?
Melanocytes are the skin cells which are responsible for producing color cells or melanin.
Our skin gets color from melanin.
Pigmentation is related to the skin condition in which the melanocytes are damaged or unhealthy and therefore they produce an excess amount of color cells/melanin, leading to pigmentation or dark spots.
Skin pigmentation is a harmless condition when spots on the skin became darker than the original color; however the result is an uneven skin color which aesthetically is unpleasant
Pigmentation Treatment:
The use of sunblock daily is one of the main treatments that prevent the hyperpigmentation to expand or to get darker.
A consultation with one of our experienced doctors at Dr Mehri Pourkand Aesthetic clinic will be done to set a plan on how to treat the patient in a suitable way according to the patient’s hyperpigmentation case, type, size and his medical history.
Hydroquinone might be prescribed in some cases after the doctor assessment.
Many treatments might be set in conjunction with each other to achieve an optimal result and a visible reduction of hyperpigmentation size, color and type, included but not limited to:
- IPL and Lasers
- Microneedling Dermapen with brightening serums.
- Brightening facials
- Microdermabrasion facials
- Qswitch Laser
- Fractional Laser
- Chemical Peels
- LED Mask combined with facials and microneedling
- RF Microneedling
- Gold Stamp with brightening serums
- Skin boosters / PRP / Mesotherapy
These are larger areas of dark skin due to hormonal changes, sun exposure, pregnancy, genetic factors, or the use of birth control pills.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
What are the types of pigmentation?
- Age or liver spots
They occur due to sun damage. They are small dark patches usually found on the hands, face and other body areas exposed to the sun.
- Melasma or Chloasma
They are larger areas of dark skin due to hormonal changes,sun exposure, pregnancy, and the use of birth pill control or even genetic factors.
- Acne pigmentation
When acne is healed and leaves dark spots on the skin.
- Freckles
- Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation
PIH is a pigmentation after trauma or aggressive skin treatment like laser, peel, Microdermabrasion, etc.
All these types can become darker after sun exposure. It happens because melanin absorbs the UV rays of the sun to protect the skin from over exposure.
Causes of Pigmentation?
- Medication including chemotherapy
- Increase of Pregnancy hormone
- The use of Birth control pills
- The presence of endocrine diseases
- The presence of melasma from before
- Insulin resistance in the body
- Untreated acne
- Skin irritated or traumatized
- Excess sun exposure
- Refrain from using sunblock