I've been shaving my upper lip for years. I'm 21, and over time it has started to look darker. What can I do? (Photo)

Hi,I recommend a natural skin brightening cream like Lytera by Skin Medica morning and night on the effected area with hydroquinone 6% on top of it.  Disciplined use of natural broad spectrum spf in the morning with a few vitalize peels once a month.We have laser hair removal on all skin types that is safe on a wide range of patients in all ethnicities.  To avoid this in the future doing laser hair removal on the upper lip would be a safe and effective way of reducing the hair so as not to have to shave or wax.Continued use of hydroquinone at 6% is recommended to avoid darkening of lip area in the future or if it is in fact melasma.Good luck.