Penis and buttocks lightening?

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Hello I am a hispanic man, My issue I have is that my buttocks and genitels area is way darker than the rest of the body. Its close to being black. I have an uneven skin tone due to this. I don't have any skin issues, its hereditary. Is there any way to lighten it? fraxel treatment, skin grafts, etc?

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Skin discoloration in the male or female pubic areas is often a difficult subject to discuss. Our office specializes in dyspigmentation and we have found the Luminase and Exfolase Body Brightening Kit to be exceptional in these cases. Of course, one must distinguish between abnormal pigmentation and genetically-defined darkening of the penis, labia minora and majora that results from a combination of increased vasculature and genetic skin tone.

Lightening of the penis, pubis, inner thighs, outer vulva, labia minora, labia majora, and anus can be achieved with a combination of the Body Brightening Kit and light chemical peels. The process takes several months to achieve results.

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Dr. Karamanoukian
  
Realself100 Surgeon

Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Brown skin is prone to hyperpigmentation.Chronic moisture can cause skin irritation and result in hyperpigmentation of the inner thighs , posterior thighs and knees, underarms, buttocks and back.

Before you spend $$ on peels or IPL, try these topicals.
This is called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). 
I recommend Melarase AM and Melarase PM creams from Kare Skin as well as a broad spectrum sunblock like Spectrase. Bothe are from Kare Skin. Scler-x post inflammatory hyperigmentation relief complex is a great supplement to take as well. See link below. 
Spectrase is a wide spectrum sunblock SPF 50+that is also recommended to prevent ongoing inflammation.

Penis and buttocks lightening?

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