What is the treatment for skin tan and pigmentation?

Question

Hello doctor,

My skin tone is brown or tanned type, and it is excessively oily and sensitive. My skin had already lots of pigmentation because of pimples and acne. I am also suffering from PCOD, so pigmentation is also present on my chin and neck region. Kindly suggest me proper advice for getting rid of my tanned skin and getting back my normal skin tone. I am a person who generally needs to come outside during the daytime. Kindly suggest.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I can understand your concern.

Skin tanning is a side effect of excessive sunlight exposure. Indian skin is very prone to tanning. I suggest you follow the below-mentioned instructions:

Avoid direct sunlight exposure as much as you can. Wear sunglass, caps, and cover exposed parts of body all the time
Use sunscreen thrice a day all over the face
Sunscreen SPF should be around 50.
Use anti-pigmentation cream on the over-pigmented part like hydroquinone.
If tanning is deep and too much then the ideal treatment is glycolic acid peels. Sittings of six to eight peels must be required.
Never stop sunscreen even if tanning goes off.
Rule out thyroid, diabetes, and obesity as all three factors help in tanning a lot.

I hope this information will help you.

Thank you.