How To Heal Discoloration Of Skin Caused By Hyperpigmentation

By George Mitchell


There are several reasons and factors why skins are very sensitive and are prone to many damages that affects it. An example of it is hyperpigmentation that basically is referring to the areas that are way darker than the rest of the surface. This is caused to too much melanin production. Melanin is the reason why people has colors on their eyes, hair and skins. The lighter the skin, the lesser the melanin percentage there is. In hope to lighten up the damages and the spots, there were treatments that has been made possible and concealers like hyperpigmentation correction cream that helped mending them.

Melanin is found on the outer most part of skins and does serve as skin protectant from the UV rays. However, when one is exposed to too much sunlight, in order to further protect the body, melanocytes are triggered to produce melanin. This is what causes the discoloration and uneven skintone.

Having a tanned skin is merely a because of melanin, tough that is not the only effect that may happen. Most of it occurs over the years as the skins are aging. Patches are found on some areas that are usually exposed to harmful rays, these damages are often known as freckles or sun spots.

Not only sun are the mere reason of hyperpigmentation, acne marks, wounds and even burns could also cause such damage. Even hormonal fluctuations are basically to blame of discolorations. These are seen with melasma that causes some gray or brown patches usually on faces and neck.

There are many possible ways of trying to hide and permanently healing this. Others use make ups to cover those uneven spots but only temporarily. Unlike when treatments are done, there is big possibility to have the healthy skin once more. These treatments has different methods and classification according to the effectiveness of which.

Tropical suppressant as one type of treatment. This one basically is through the use of an acid which is called Kojic that is effective for whitening and controlling melanocytes from letting the melanin produce colors. It is often recommended with laser of a light therapy.

There is also Chemical peels and it allows the skin to regenerate new skin cells and are healthier. The external layers are apparently stripped in ways that the dead cells are removed. Microdermabrasion is somehow just like the process in peels, however the exfoliation is done through spraying subtly little crystals on the parts that are affected.

Intense pulsed light therapy on the other hand is treatment that uses a wavelength of light to fix the discoloration. It usually takes up to six treatments before effectively mending the damage. This is also effective for skin redness and rosacea. It does also remove all the excess melanin after the six sessions are successfully completed.

Last but not least is laser resurfacing, this also uses wavelength of light but through laser beam which vaporizes the external layers. After that, it penetrates on internal layers and healing it there. For prevention, applying sunscreen as much as possible would be a great means of protecting skins.




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