Hyperpigmentation Overview
Hyperpigmentation is a common disease in which patches of skin become darker in color than the normal surrounding skin due to sun damage, inflammation, illness or injury. This darkening occurs when an excess of melanin, the brown pigment that produces normal skin color, forms deposits in the skin. Hyperpigmentation can affect the skin color of people of any origin.
Hyperpigmentation is associated with a number of diseases or conditions, including:
- Addison’s disease
- Cushing’s disease
- Acanthosis nigricans
- Melasma, also known as chloasma
- Linea nigra
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- Smoker’s melanosis
- Celiac disease
- Cronkite-Canada syndrome
- Porphyria
- Haemochromatosis
- Nelson’s syndrome
Hyperpigmentation Treatment
Treatment of hyperpigmentation may include hydroquinone, kojic acid, alpha hydroxy acids, azelaic acid, ascorbic acid, Retinol and licorice extract.
Acne Treatments
It’s the world’s most common skin complaint. And although there are hundreds of acne treatment products, there is no medically-recognized cure for acne. We offer the best acne treatment program and care products from top brands to keep you young.
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