Pigmentation Treatment

What is Pigmentation?

Melanocytes are the skin cells which are responsible for producing color cells or melanin. Our skin gets its 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 is aesthetically unpleasant.

These are larger areas of dark skin due to hormonal changes, sun exposure, pregnancy, genetic factors, or the use of birth control pills.

What are the types of pigmentation?

Age or liver spots
These occur due to sun damage. These are small dark patches usually found on the hands, face, and other body areas exposed to the sun.

Melasma or Chloasma
These are larger areas of dark skin due to hormonal changes, sun exposure, pregnancy, genetic factors, or the use of birth control pills.

Acne pigmentation
This happens when acne is healed and leaves dark spots on the skin.

Freckles
These are small spots on the skin that are darker than your natural skin color and commonly seen on sun-exposed areas of the body.

Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation
PIH is a pigmentation after trauma or aggressive skin treatment like laser, peel, and Microdermabrasion.

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 causes pigmentation?

Pigmentation can be caused by various factors. Here are some of them:

- Medication including chemotherapy
- Increase of pregnancy hormones
- Use of birth control pills
- Endocrine diseases
- Previous melasma
- Insulin resistance in the body
- Untreated acne
- Traumatized or irritated skin
- Excessive sun exposure
- Not using sunblock

What are treatments for pigmentation?

The daily use of sunblock is one of the main treatments that can help 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 suitable treatment plan for the patient.

Hydroquinone might be prescribed in some cases after the doctor assessment. Other treatments might be prescribed as well to achieve an optimal result and a visible reduction of hyperpigmentation size, color, and type.

Here are some of the treatments that may be used:

- 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