Going out during a sunny day is not easy, especially when you are so in touch with the harmful rays. People suffer from problems like pigmentation, which are the main cause of excessive sun exposure. If you are someone who has found themself in such a situation, then the best thing to do is to look out for pigmentation treatment.
About Pigmentation
Pigmentation is basically nature’s way of protecting your skin from the harmful effects of UV or ultraviolet radiation. This radiation is found in abundance in sunlight.
When you go out in the Sun, the exposure stimulates your skin cells for melanin production, which appears as a brown pigment. Furthermore, the melanin absorbs or scatters radiation, which helps protect your skin's DNA from these hazardous ultraviolet rays. It also helps prevent skin cancer or melanoma development and any other types of health conditions associated with excessive sun exposure. Melanin comes as a natural shield to help protect our skin from solar radiation.
The amount of melanin determines the colour and shade of the skin. As the melanin production goes higher, the darker the skin complexion. When it comes to an even skin tone, it actually indicates that melanin as a cell-protecting pigment is distributed evenly in the top layer of the skin, called the epidermis. This is typical of young skin.
Causes of Pigmentation
If you are considering going for pigmentation treatment, it is very important for you to know and understand its causes in the first place.
Did you know that sunlight, genetics, and skin ageing push melanin production into an overdrive? This condition is known as Hyperpigmentation. It is derived from the Greek, where 'Hyper' means Over or Excessive).
To put it simply, the melanin shows up in the form of freckles, uneven skin tone, age spots, and several other skin conditions. So, as long as you have a bit of pigmentation, it is okay and normal. But you need to steer clear of a condition like hyperpigmentation. Or at least get a pigmentation treatment to solve such a problem.
How does Hyperpigmentation occur? Well, it starts with the skin becoming more vulnerable to the different elements. The skin cells get overexposed to the UV rays and become more damaged. This disrupts the production of melanin as well as its distribution. As a result, pigmentation is caused, which is spread unevenly in the skin. This accumulates at the epidermis' surface. This also results in the skin tone no longer being smooth and uniform.
This is also when the dark spots start to appear on your skin. You must also know that certain areas on your skin begin to produce more melanin than the others, which inevitably leads to dark patches.
Types of Hyperpigmentation
Whether you are going in for a pigmentation treatment or not, you will always find some of the other of the following types of hyperpigmentation on your skin:
- Melasma
- Melasma might sound familiar to you. This is basically related to brown to grey-brown colour patches of pigmentation which appear on the face. These usually show up on your cheeks, chin, bridge of the nose, above the upper lip, forehead, along with forearms and neck. Melasma is mostly triggered by some hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy, use of birth control pills, thyroid dysfunction or hormone replacement.
- Lentigo
- Lentigo or age spots, as they are commonly called, along with sunspots or liver spots, is another type of hyperpigmentation. These spots are also known as Lentigines. They arise from intrinsic ageing of your skin, as well as exposure to excessive sunlight.
Hyperpigmentation is also the result of a minor injury or a pimple, which may occur on some specific spots of the body. These two may or may not need a pigmentation treatment.
Pigmentation Treatment
Although UV radiation can lead to hyperpigmentation, but ageing also plays a role in it. That being said, pigmentation may also be a mixture of the two. Hence, pigmentation treatment for each and every person is done via different approaches. Many skin clinics have expert dermatologists who first take the time to understand their individual patient's skin. It is only after that that they come up with various solutions, which consist of the best techniques and pigmentation treatment that will work effectively on one's skin. You can find a variety of treatments along with knowledge about your particular skin condition in Dubai.
Working of Pigmentation Treatment
The core principles of a
pigmentation treatment are damage control and damage reversal. The best dermatologists in the world have curated a uniquely crafted and integrated approach that combines laser technologies. These may include advanced peels, along with a range of skincare products that work their magic at a cellular level.
The main strategy of most of dermatologists is to deeply penetrate into the dermis. They believe in directly striking at the heart of the issue, which is the melanin deposits lying within. The pigmentation treatment uses laser technology which helps with attaining exactly such goals. Such procedures break the melanin deposits into tiny fragments without causing any distress to the skin. These are then drained away and removed by the body’s lymphatic and immune systems.
When it comes to the surface, there are carefully selected chemical peels that work by smoothing and refining your skin's surface, stripping away any dead cells and stimulating new cells to rise and take over. Such pigmentation treatment helps break down the pigmentation and activate collagen production to encourage an overall renewal.
There are many other types of pigmentation treatment that can revive or reverse mild hyperpigmentation like deep tanning, post-inflammatory pigmentation, mild melasma, knee and elbow pigmentation, etc.
You can never be careful in protecting your skin from the sun. So, it is only fair to have your goal set on having healthy skin and getting a pigmentation treatment done as and when required. You must also make sure that the experts you are consulting have done their necessary study of your skin and then prescribed the treatments.
Having a huge team of dermatologists in Dubai, one should be aware of the specialized approaches that their doctor is taking as per their skin type and condition. Through medication with advanced technologies, they will surely deliver an effective pigmentation treatment that will speak volumes through your skin!
