I am 45 years old and I am an African American female. Like most people of my ethnic background I came into this world a much lighter skin tone than I am right now. By black people standards when I was born I was light skinned. I was not not high yellow but I was on the light side. In my childhood I received several dark hyper-pigmentation scars on my arms and legs. On my face I did a mild home chemical peel when I was around 20 years old, and it left a very dark hyper-pigmentation scar under my entire lower lip . I am very self conscious about these scars. Putting make-up on the scarring sometimes just makes it more obvious. Which then makes me even more embarrassed about the situation. What advise can you give me.
Hi, To treat your pigmentation issue try these recommendations-Use a sunscreen with SPF more than50Take oral vitamin C supplements and antioxidantsApply a mild Glycolic acid based or Comic acid based skin lightening cream every day. Chemical peels should always be done by a doctor as it can have post inflammatory hyperpigmentation as its side effect. Nevertheless, a doctor supervised peel can again be taken to reduce PIN. Hope that answers your query. Take care