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I'm at my wits end with my "hyper pigmentation."...
shillyAugust 8, 2015
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I'm at my wits end with my "hyper pigmentation." Burn victims looks better than I do, yet no one has offered me a fix. I got some sort of laser 5 years ago and the spots started several months later. Now, my face is inhuman. Only pictures can explain. All The doctors I've seen only make it worse. I've used creams and peels, and had 2 gentle laser treatments which did nothing. Every day is worse no matter how much money I spend on every option I can find
UPDATED FROM shilly
4 years post
No better
shillyFebruary 13, 2018
I tried stem cell fat injections and transaxanmic acid tablets.. helped a little. This pic shows it at its worst. I was recently told to try lorenol. It’s hard to find and I’m terrified to try it, but will do a test spot. Anyone heard of this??
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February 20, 2018
I’m not the best person to comment as I don’t know much about melasma but many many years ago I worked at a chemist and there was one product that I remember lots of customers telling positive stories about for skin pigmentation. The brand is skin doctors - not sure if it is in line with what you are after but no harm in doing a google search on it. Good luck in your journey x
February 22, 2018
Again these tablets sound like witchcraft and you have a bad doctor. From the name I don't know if you're a man or a woman but I would buy estriol cream if you're a woman and use a tiny bit on that spot. The other sure thing would be a Azelaic acid cream which is prescription but if you read my post there are vendors selling the powder on line on eBay because it is also used for hair loss. A gram is only five dollars and you can try it by boiling it in about an eighth of a cup of distilled water. Make a solution of about 10% azelaic acid powder and distilled water and boil it slightly in the microwave so it dissolves. The vendor on eBay pops up right away and he's quick and I believe he's in Florida. I ordered a gram and had it in three days.
April 10, 2018
I am so sorry you had this experience. I know everyone tells you to “ try this!” and without knowing the full list of treatments and your PS and Derm having different suggestions I have one more “try”. look up Dr.Davin Lim on youtube. He says picosure is the best for hyper pigmentation. it’s used a lot in the U.S. for tattoo removal. watch his videos and ask you (board certified!) dermatologist or PS bout it. The thing about these treatments is that they do come with risk and when we sign all of those papers we are blindly thinking “nothing will happen to me!” It sucks, I know and I’m sorry it happened to you, but we have to take some of the responsibility, unless your PS or dermatologist didn’t know what they were doing. which is also a possibility. Good luck!
April 10, 2018
My last dr tried that and it made it worse. The thirds time I did a test appt I actually broke out in a rash. My skin is in full fight mode
April 12, 2018
Shilly - I suffered for PIH for 2 years after a filler treatment - I tried hydroquinone for 3 months and did virtually nothing, just irritated the hell out of my skin and made it temporarily much worse.
I've been doing microneedling with stem cell growth factor serums for 3 weeks now and I'm seeing amazing improvements.
Now I don't know whether microneedling is the right thing for you - it looks like you might have developed melasma. The pigmentation looks really epidermal to me, whereas mine was gray-ish and seemed more dermal.
The problem with treating epidermal pigmentation with microneedlign and lasers is that it breaks the basement membrane and can cause leakage of pigmentation into the dermis. It's a complex issue.
But either way, I had lost all hope and I found a solution to my problem. But then again, mine wasn't melasma, and I don't know what yours is.
Best of luck. :)
(I did the microneedling at home, I don't trust any dermatologists as they've done nothing but ruin my skin from day one - I've known more than all of the derms I've been to on the topic of hyperpigmentation anyway, so why waste my money?)
I've been doing microneedling with stem cell growth factor serums for 3 weeks now and I'm seeing amazing improvements.
Now I don't know whether microneedling is the right thing for you - it looks like you might have developed melasma. The pigmentation looks really epidermal to me, whereas mine was gray-ish and seemed more dermal.
The problem with treating epidermal pigmentation with microneedlign and lasers is that it breaks the basement membrane and can cause leakage of pigmentation into the dermis. It's a complex issue.
But either way, I had lost all hope and I found a solution to my problem. But then again, mine wasn't melasma, and I don't know what yours is.
Best of luck. :)
(I did the microneedling at home, I don't trust any dermatologists as they've done nothing but ruin my skin from day one - I've known more than all of the derms I've been to on the topic of hyperpigmentation anyway, so why waste my money?)
October 16, 2018
try taking arnica. it's natural and not something like tylenol. it might help. also, do you have a regular dermatologist?? you should shop around and find a GOOD one. surely there is some help out there for you... it seems like you're doing too much to it right now though.
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Have you tried 4 percent hydroquinone? Walmart sells some for less than $6 per jar. Apply once or twice per day and spots lighten up in about 2 weeks.
Use sunscreen every day, even when it rains. UVA/UVB, at least 30 spf. I am 55 years old and have no facial brown spots.
IPL is great too.
Good luck !!!