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Can Shoulder Color Be Darkened By Reducing Melanin?

Hi doctor, i am a indian black man,my face is very black and my shoulders are quiet white.i dont what is the reason.i want to reduce my melanin. atleast i want to my shoulder color.is it possible? weekly once i eat orance for reducing melanin. is that good idea am i doing it? Age:23 , name: deva
Fri, 17 Oct 2014
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Dermatologist 's  Response
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic.

Your skin tone is determined at the time of your birth itself and it is decided by the concentration of melanocytes and blood circulation. Therefore any treatment or procedures can never make you fairer than what you were at the time of birth.

But most of the people will acquire more pigmentation as age increases, we call it facultative pigmentation. Lot of factors determine it, most important being sunlight, others include dust, pollution, smoking, less hydration, intrinsic ageing and free radical damage, stress etc.

Treatments should be to bring your pigmented skin back to your normal skin tone and make the skin tone even all over the face.

I would recommend you to use a face wash twice a day ideally a one containing glycolic acid as it helps in exfoliation and to even out the skin tone.

The most important product will be a sunscreen. Half an hour before going out apply a sunscreen ( eg: Neutrogena Ultrasheer Dry touch sunblock) and reapply it every three to four hours.

At night you may apply a lightening cream containing kojic acid, liquorice extract, tetrahydrocoumarin and arbutin over the face before going to sleep.

You may consult a dermatologist practicing cosmetology for few sittings of chemical peels for faster improvement.

Take care.

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Can Shoulder Color Be Darkened By Reducing Melanin?

Hello, Welcome to healthcare magic. Your skin tone is determined at the time of your birth itself and it is decided by the concentration of melanocytes and blood circulation. Therefore any treatment or procedures can never make you fairer than what you were at the time of birth. But most of the people will acquire more pigmentation as age increases, we call it facultative pigmentation. Lot of factors determine it, most important being sunlight, others include dust, pollution, smoking, less hydration, intrinsic ageing and free radical damage, stress etc. Treatments should be to bring your pigmented skin back to your normal skin tone and make the skin tone even all over the face. I would recommend you to use a face wash twice a day ideally a one containing glycolic acid as it helps in exfoliation and to even out the skin tone. The most important product will be a sunscreen. Half an hour before going out apply a sunscreen ( eg: Neutrogena Ultrasheer Dry touch sunblock) and reapply it every three to four hours. At night you may apply a lightening cream containing kojic acid, liquorice extract, tetrahydrocoumarin and arbutin over the face before going to sleep. You may consult a dermatologist practicing cosmetology for few sittings of chemical peels for faster improvement. Take care.