Skin Lightening for Hyper pigmentation

Pigmentation refers to the color of ‘melanin’, which is produced by skin cells referred to as ‘melanocytes’. While pigmentation is a normal condition of the skin, ‘hyper’ pigmentation refers to dark patches that are often as a result of the production of melanin and abnormal distribution in the skin layer. Hyper-pigmentation is also commonly referred to as Melasma, Seborrhoeic warts and solar Lentigenes in skin health circles.

Before you can actually go ahead and employ skin lightening approaches for hyper pigmentation, it’s important that you actually make sure that you have this condition. As it is, you don’t want to be treating a condition you don’t have. The best way to go about this is to see a skin specialist who’ll actually examine your skin and let you know whether your skin condition is actually hyper pigmentation. Causes of hyper pigmentation include drugs (e.g. the pill), hormonal changes, the sun, pregnancy, photosensitizing agents (e.g. hydroquinone) and diseases (e.g. Addison’s disease). It’s important that you get everything cleared out by a professional before you self diagnose yourself.

Hyper pigmentation is often treated with a number of treatments, which include topical creams and laser therapy

Ø  Laser therapy - laser often takes place through 3 sittings spread over a period of 2 months. But this schedule may change depending on the nature of the hyper pigmentation condition you are suffering from, its depth and whether or not you have had any previous laser treatments.

During laser skin treatments, it’s absolutely key that you avoid the sun’s harmful UV rays. Use a sunscreen product and when possible a hat to limit exposure of discolored areas to the sun.

Ø  Topical Applications – you can get skin lightening, topical applications to correct hyper pigmentation from a dermatologist. However, be careful what you get. In most cases, these so called ‘specialists’ will prescribe products that have known, harmful ingredients  - either out of ignorance of just because they don’t really care much. If a product also won’t have a permanent skin lightening effect, you obviously don’t want anything to do with it. Remember that the point is to find the root of the problem and cut it down from underneath. Before you dip your hand into your pocket and get out a stack of dollars to pay for a skin whitening cream, be sure to do as much research as you need to online to make sure that the product is worth every dime (and is completely safe). Online review sites make a great place to get started with if you’re looking to see what other consumers who’ve already used that product have to say about it.

Home remedies – this is your best skin lightening option when it comes to correcting hyper pigmentation. Apparently, home remedies are also your cheapest option. They involve the use of products available in local stores to make concoctions that have skin lightening properties. While the entire science behind permanent, natural and 100% effective skin lightening therapy is a subject for an entire book,