Conditions
Skin Pigmentation Problems
Some skin conditions occur because the body produces either too much melanin (hyperpigmentation) or too little (hypopigmentation), which is the natural pigment responsible for the colour of our skin, hair and eyes. It’s melanin that protects the body from damaging ultraviolet light, which is why those with hypopigmentary conditions, such as albinism (causing light skin, white or pale yellow hair, and light blue or gray eyes) or vitilgo (which creates smooth, depigmented white spots on the skin) need to take extra care to protect their skin from the sun’s rays. ‘Liver spots’, which occur due to sun damage, are a common form of Hyperpigmentation (when the body produces too much melanin, causing skin to become darker than usual). Similarly, the skin condition melasma, which creates a dark mask-like discoloration that covers the cheeks and bridge of the nose, can often be triggered during pregnancy when haywire hormones lead to an overproduction of melanin that causes the “mask of pregnancy” on the face and darkened skin on the abdomen and other areas.
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hi i have a problem regarding my 2 middle nuckles on my left and right hand, for the past 10 years the skin on my nuckles have got realy tough and when my hands are dry they crack and bleed, i have tried sterroyd creams but still my doctor does not know what is causing it to stay or even how to get rid, it has made both fingers kinda swell and i cannot even put a ring over the finger. please please could you help with some advice
i have liver spots on my face which are brown , i have a really dark patch above my lip and really embrarrassing and im getting really fed up with it i have used white cream which is meant to lighten them but they dont work and im really scared to have the laser treatment pleasr help , i recently had a baby but they did not disappear unfortunatly xxx
hi im 15 and i have had chicken pox twice and this has left me with many dark circles (uneven skin tone)around the whole of my body so i always cover upis htere any cream or treatment that can help me please help thank you
hi im 22 an have brown pigmentations around my eyes an have tried loads of creams but nothing seems too work plz can u help me as its very imbarising thank you
I am asian fair skin but have dark circles around my eyes I have tried all types of eye-creams but nothing seems to help could you help please.
hi, i am an asian bangladeshi male, 21 years old. since summer 2 years ago i seem to be getting light patches around my facial skin, usually noticeable around my mouth and parts of my cheek, never on my forhead but mainly on the lower part of my face, this seems to be coming and going every couple of months. Its not itchy either. I put on e45 all the time day and night but doesnt seem to affect it. it still comes back every couple of months. i sometimes dont shave to hide it.
Im 15. i started getting hairs around my chin when i was 11 and ever since then they have spread out and become thicker. Also with that i get dark patches all around my chin which i really embarrasing and i end up using loads of make up to cover it up. ive done everything from waxing to lazer treatments and special ointments.
hi
im 19 and for as long as ive know, i have really open pores on my face they look like little holes
what can i do to get rid of this?
help!
I have had eczema since I was 3 years old. On the second show i’ve recognised a symptom that i had suffered but never got an answer for it. Since i’m asian with a darker skin colour i have developed a black cercal around my mouth. Under the nose the skin is brittle, dry and damaged a streak of lines, it inflames but recently i have been using a hydrocortisone ointment which calmed it down a bit. What i want to know is how to treat the black area around my mouth, can i treat it with laser? Would it work? And how much would i have to pay for it?
hi
im a 19 yr old guy and over the past few years i have developed a white patch and a couple of small ones on my penis skiln is their anything i can do to get rid of this its so embarasing
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