Brief Answer:
Reduction in skin tone

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome to healthcare magic.

Your skin tone is determined at the time of your birth itself and it is decided by the concentration of melanocytes and blood circulation. Therefore any treatment or procedures can never make you fairer than what you were at the time of birth.

But most of the people will acquire more pigmentation as age increases, we call it facultative pigmentation. Lot of factors determine it, most important being sunlight, others include dust, pollution, smoking, less hydration, intrinsic ageing and free radical damage, stress etc.

Treatments should be to bring your pigmented skin back to your normal skin tone and make the skin tone even.

You could follow these suggestions-

1. Use a face wash twice a day ideally a one containing glycolic acid as it helps in exfoliation and to even out the skin tone.(eg : Melawash face wash)

2. The most important product will be a sunscreen. Half an hour before going out apply a sunscreen ( eg: Neutrogena Ultrasheer Dry touch sunblock) and reapply it every three to four hours. You may apply a compact powder over the sunscreen so that there is a XXXXXXX finish.

3. At night you may apply a lightening cream containing kojic acid ( eg: Kojivit gel) over the face before going to sleep.

4. You may consult a dermatologist practicing cosmetology for few sittings of chemical peels for faster improvement.

5. You could also try oral glutathione and Vitamin C combination tablets. These are giving very good results in improving the skin tone. These are potent anti-oxidants which are normally synthesized in the body, but given at a higher dose as tablets.
There are no reported side effects till date. This has to be prescribed by a dermatologist and should be used under supervision.

Hope I have answered your query. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.

Take care.

Regards,
Dr. Johny Chacko

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