ABOUT
Brown Spots & Sun Damage on the skin most commonly present as lentigenes (isolated brown spot) or as melasma/ hyperpigmentation (dark, skin discolouration).
CAUSES
The skin has a memory like an elephant. Each time the skin is exposed to UV rays, it piles up and eventually layer by layer, a brown spot forms. Hormones as well as inflammation can exacerbate pigmentation.
TREATMENTS
Topicals (products you put on your skin) can help to reduce melanocytes (dark skin cells) from over producing and can lighten dark pigment.
Laser therapies such as Intense Pulsed Light (IPL & Limelight) and Laser Genesis can help break up melanocytes and lighten the skin.
Chemical peels and microdermabrasion have the ability to slowly and gently remove pigmented skin layers.
