The pursuit of lightening skin hyperpigmentation can prove to be frustrating. What works for someone else will not necessarily work for you. This leads to disappointment and confusion, as so many will 
chase one skin lightening treatment after another in the hope of finding one that works.
Oft times using and being treated with products and therapies which may actually stimulate more hyper pigmentation and possibly damage the tissue further. While this can be disheartening at first, it is the first step in discovering which skin lightening treatments may actually make a difference.
Hyperpigmentation found in the top layers only (known as epidermal melanin) is much easier to treat. Epidermal hyperpigmentation is more likely to be responsive to treatment, while dermal (deep) cases do not always respond to treatments for epidermal hyperpigmentation, and usually requires a lengthier amount of time to address. You cannot bleach-out hyperpigmentation. It may continue. The causes need to be identified on an individual basis.
If this sounds familiar, it is likely that the reason for your stubborn hyperpigmentation is that it is buried deeper within your dermis, where it is harder to reach, and may make damaged replicas of itself due to damaged DNA (sun damage, on-going hormonal stimulation). This is called dermal hyperpigmentation. Dermal hyperpigmentation may replicate itself over and over. When this replication takes place, it will require continual interception and interruption of the hyperpigmentation process to break-up the melanin and disburse it while it rises to the top. Dermal or deep hyperpigmentation requires more persistent skin lightening treatments and homecare directed in the deeper tissue, if changes are to be seen.
If you have questions about hyperpigmentation, give Skinplicity a call. Skinplicity has state-of-the-art scanning technology and advanced training to help identify your possible causes of hyperpigmentation; and will be happy to discuss customized treatment options for your hyperpigmentation.
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