Yesterday I received a microdermabrasion treatment, as I had three times prior. This time was different, as it was quite painful, and I awoke this morning with brown painful marks on my cheeks which I am assuming are hyperpigmentation. What can I do to quickly reverse this damage? Thanks.
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Of all topical therapies available to date, tretinoin cream (Retin-A) has clearly been shown to be the most effective topical treatment to reverse the signs of aging and photodamage. No other group of topical agents has been as extensively tested in patients with photoaged skin. Tretinoin cream...
Brown skin, Asian skin, East Indian skin is prone to hyperpigmentation.
Before you spend $$ on peels or IPL, microdermabrasion, or expensive medical grade chemical peels, try these topicals.
This is called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH).
I recommend Melarase AM and Melarase PM...
Microdermabrasion shouldn't have any negative effect on your filler treatment. However, just make sure to wait a bit between your treatments to reduce the risk of infection.