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Our office specializes in skin lightening procedures. These treatments are designed to improve your complexion, not necessarily to lighten dark skin. I would use the Kareskin Brightening Kit to help maintain the lightening. Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles
Cosmelan is designed to help blend areas of Hyperpigmentation. Sun exposure will darken any skin and promote increased color, both overall and as a catalyst for unwanted concentrations of pigment. As a long term program for actually lightening skin, you may seem some mild effects, but you won't be able to lift color substantially. In other words, don't look for a bleach effect. By blending the hyper pigmented areas, you'll feel like your skin is lighter overall. Good skin care will provide more radiance and light reflection by preventing cell buildup which can make skin look ashy or darker. Aggressively treating African skin can end up causing loss of natural pigmentation in an uneven way, so don't undertake a self-concocted lightening program. Sun protection is your best friend when it comes to pigmentation control.
I would continue with the topical treatments at home and schedule another peel within 6 to 8 weeks of your first cosmelan peel.
Our office specializes in scar treatment in Los Angeles. Cosmelan and Melarase AM and Melarase PM creams are used to treat pigmentation associated with acne scars, but not acne itself.
Cosmelan is a fantastic product and has worked on my patients when lasers and everything else had failed. I would definitely explore having Cosmelan for the different areas of the body. Be advised that you leave the Cosmelan on for a different amount of time for the body as opposed to the fa...
