Hyper-pigmentation and ways to repair
All
women enjoy healthy glow after holiday, but after fading tans, about forty
percent are left with hyper-pigmentation, patchy brown spots and dicolouration
left on the skin. Too much sun exposure may leave anyone of any age, with signs
of pigmentation.
Brown
age spots and patchy pigmentation play a key role as wrinkles making your skin
appear older. The two key triggers that
cause hyper-pigmentation are sunlight and hormones. They make skin cells known
as melanocytes to overproduce the brown pigment melanin and transfer it to
cells near the surface, called keratinocytes.
Management
of hyper-pigmentation is a three-step process, which involving slowing the
production of melanin, normalizing the transfer of pigment to the
keratinocytes, and increasing the turnover of skin cells to dispose of the
older, pigmented ones.
The strongest treatment is hydroquinone.
The strongest treatment is hydroquinone.
Majority
of the new skin creams contain low doses of hydroquinone, plus a by-product of
fermented rice called kojic acid and arbutin, which is derived from the leaves
of cranberry and blueberry shrubs. Leading dermatologist Dr Stefanie Williams
explained these natural ingredients are surprisingly effective.
Whatever
cream you choose, make sure you use it thoroughly for months. Pigmentation
responds very slowly to treatment, so expect to wait three to six months before significant
results. No treatment can disintegrate the existing pigment in our old skin
cells. They can only slow down production of new pigment, added Dr Williams.
The treated
skin will be more sensitive to UV light, therefore thorough protection is needed.
Wear SPF30, every day, even in gloomy weather otherwise the brown spots will
return, possibly worse than before.
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