Pigmentation & Dark Spots — Your Complete Guide
Understanding Pigmentation & Dark Spots
Key clinical terms: post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, solar lentigines, melasma, melanin dysregulation.
How people describe it: age spots, dark spots, discolouration, hyperpigmentation, melasma, pigmentation, sun spots, uneven skin tone.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation?
Product pool: tyrosinase inhibitors, retinoids. Assessment: recency + location pattern. Higher prevalence Fitzpatrick IV-VI; differential diagnosis harder for darker skin.
What is Melasma?
Product pool: broad pigment modulation. Assessment: bilateral/symmetrical pattern, hormonal cycle correlation. Higher prevalence South Asian, East Asian, Middle Eastern populations.
What is Solar Lentigines?
Product pool: UV-damage evening. Assessment: sun-exposed areas, accumulated over years. Lower concern for Fitzpatrick V-VI.
