How to deal with pigmentation such as sunspots?

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It is important to understand what is the cause of pigmentation. Very often, people get freckles or sunspots due to excessive sun exposure. This is accumulated throughout your lifetime from when you are a child to adulthood. The more sunlight you are exposed to, the higher your chances are of getting sunspots.

Other types of pigmentation such as melasma could be due to hormones. Pigmentation can occur post acne as well.

There are many causes of pigmentation and it is important to recognize the different causes of pigmentation as the treatment options can differ for different type of pigmentations.

Laser treatments are very effective for sunspots.

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Does laser treatment cause more pigmentation after sun exposure?

Thank you for your question. It is unfortunate that you have more pigmented spots after the laser treatment. Based on your description, you might have had a Fractional Resurfacing laser like a Fractional CO2. There is a small risk of Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH) from these procedures. However, most PIH is temporary and would fade in 4-6 weeks. I suggest that you schedule an early appointment for review by your doctor so that he can institute early treatments. There are treatments such as pigmentation creams that should be started earlier rather than later to ensure good outcomes.

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What is the best treatment for pigmentation and depressed acne scars in Singapore? Do topical creams for acne scars work?

1)acne scar with crater, firstly, need to assess if the skin has healed well before a gentle subcision of the the crater scar. This is followed by a resurfacing, best by a fractional resurfacing laser. Otherwise a spot chemical peel will do well too. often multiple sessions will be needed for both laser and chemical peels. 2)pigmentation it can be many types of pigmentation, from freckles to Post-inflammatory pigmentation(PIH) to moles. pigment laser work well for freckles, but there is down time for 3-5days. PIH can be treated with nonablative laser and creams.

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