Obagi Newderm system based on glycolic acid, hydroquinone and tretinoin can be very effective in treating post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Make sure you speak with your physician who will explain in details how to correctly use all products. Just be patient, it may take about 4 months to see the... more
How can face hyperpigmentation from chemical peels be corrected?
3 answers to “How can face hyperpigmentation from...”
A: Bleaching creams, sunscreens and tincture of time
Post inflammatory hyperpigmentation after a chemical peel can be resolved with a combination bleaching cream such as tri-luma cream at night time sparingly. Usually a few light jessners solution or 10% tca peels every 2 weeks helps speed up the recovery as well. Most patients will do both the light peels and... more
A: Correcting post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation takes some time
One of the keys to treating Post-inflammatory hyperpigmenation is prevention. I usually start my patients on a product that has hydroquinone and kojic acid with retinol and glycolic acid. This is started 4 - 6 weeks before the peel to settle down the melanocytes (the pigment producing cells). ... more
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17 Dec 2008
Whats the best treatment for people of colour? hyperpigmentation was caused by rubbing a clearasil pad too hard..
25 posts
17 Nov 2008
Post Inflammitory Hyperpigmentation or (PIH) can be treated a number of ways depending on your skin type, the depth of the chemical peel and the amount of hyper pigmentation. Photorejunvenation uses laser light to absorb the surface pigment while a fractionated laser works well on deeper PIH. A prescription retinol and skin lightening agent is often used alone or in conjunction with laser treatments. The key is to seek out a reputable skin care professional to assess your situation and give you viable treatment options
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28 Mar 2009
I am seven months post fraxel re:pair and am being treated for post inflammatory hyperpigmentation with 4% hydroquinone. Have been using it for two months with little result. Will the obagi products solve my problems?
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20 Jun 2009
i highly do not recommend hydroquinone...every derm here will soon realize after more studies come out that it is unsafe and too harsh a product to recommend..it has not even been being used long enough to realize the harsh side effects and the fact that it will further age your skin...it is banned in several countries including france for fear of cancer risk..and harsh side effects like break down of the skin, severe rashes, and hypo-pigment problems..I cannot even believe a derm would recommend you put something like this on your face!!!... if you are using this too lighten hyper-pigment issues i would strongly recommend another approach...like retinoids..licorice extracts..AHA and BHA's...vitamin C products...and for faster more efficient results an IPL (FYI: only recommended when done by a dermatologist..no medi-spas or nurses.) and never forget the sunscreen! good luck kate.