How do you fade hyperpigmentation, like dark spots, melasma, postacne marks or age spots? Here's what you need to know.
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0:00 How does pigment form?
2:07 Step 1: Prevent melanocyte stimulation
5:27 Step 2: Reduce melanin production
7:27 Common active ingredients
10:04 Pigment treatment mistakes
13:25 Step 3: Reduce melanosome transfer
14:05 Step 4: Increase skin turnover
14:55 Clinical treatments
16:20 Oral treatments, tranexamic acid
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References:
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Baumann's Cosmetic Dermatology
https://doi.org/10.1111/pcmr.12986
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29552...
https://doi.org/10.7573/dic.2021112
https://doi.org/10.1007/s4025701900...
https://doi.org/10.1111/pcmr.13038
https://doi.org/10.1007/s4025702100...
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