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.
