A common, usually harmless condition in which patches of skin are darker than the surrounding skin. It occurs when special cells in the skin make too much of the pigment called melanin. Hyperpigmentation may appear as freckles, age spots, or larger areas of darkened skin.
Hyperpigmentation can affect the skin color of people of any race.
While there are several types of skin pigmentation, the most common ones are:
There are other factors that can cause skin patches to become darker, such as scarring and birthmarks, but these aren’t considered forms of hyperpigmentation.
Pigmentation, or hyperpigmentation, is the darkening of the skin in localized patches, or sometimes this occurs in widespread areas in generalized hyperpigmentation. The type of treatment will depend on the type and cause of pigmentation along with other factors such as age, your medical condition, etc.
The treatments available for pigmentation are:
When chemical peels are combined with light therapy, they can help to disintegrate the excess pigment in the skin gradually and retain the complexion.
These treatments combat sun damage, pigmentation, and scars by delving into the deeper skin tissues through wavelengths that are useful to exfoliate the superficial layers of the skin and ablative wavelengths to penetrate the deep layers.
This treatment works well for those with superficial pigmentation and will be done based on your skin type.
