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The Ultimate Guide To Pigmentation, Its Causes & Treatments
By Mary Basiadima, 15 April 2020
Thank you for our ultimate guide to pigmentation. We hope after you have it you will be better prepared to tackle your pigmentation. (8 min read)
This guide covers the following areas:
What is pigmentation?
According to the dictionary pigmentation is :
"a colouring matter in animals and plants especially in a cell or tissue"
What causes skin pigmentation?
We can suffer from whatever age, sex, skin tone and ethnicity we are.
Skin pigmentation can result in an over or under production of melanin. Melanin is by the in the . When there is an over production of pigmentation it is called hyperpigmentation, when not enough is produced it is called .
and are not sure of the exact reason for certain skin pigmentation changes. Other conditions like sun spots have obvious causes.
Pigmentation and hyperpigmentation
Pigmentation of the skin is a misleading phrase as all skin contains pigmentation. When it is unwanted or a problem it is best referred to as .
Hyperpigmentation causes or spots. They can be beige, brown, red or purplish coloured and can appear anywhere.
The sun is one of the causes of pigmentation, along with pregnancy and hormonal changes. Below are the most common forms of pigmentation. Sometimes it can be severe and like vitiligo or . Let’s look at these two extreme forms of pigmentation first.
Michael is said to have suffered from vitiligo which saw his skin colour change over the years from dark to light.
Other severe skin can occur due to autoimmune conditions, changes and sometimes shock.
seen in is not a severe as the two conditions above. The following types of are more common, starting with one of the most common Melasma.
What is Melasma?
caused by is called Melasma. (It is also known as ‘chloasma’ or
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