You have gotten ';post inflammatory hyperpigmentation'; in which the pigment from your pigment cells got released down into the dermis from the inflammation of the waxing and the sun. This type of pigmentation does not respond to any of the bleaching creams, as the pigment has already been formed and has been deposited in the skin (the bleach creams work to stop the PRODUCTION of new pigment, not work on already formed pigment.). And, since the inflammation has already subsided from the waxing, the use of a cortisone product at this stage won't help, either. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do at this point is to wait it out, and allow your body to remove the deposited pigment (which takes quite a while). The best thing for you to do is not expose the area to further sunlight, as the pigment granules will darken up when that happens. Occasionally, though, you might have laser procedures done in order to break up the pigment granules, but that can become an expensive procedure and not covered by insurance.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Hyper pigmentation due to facial waxing?
Help! I waxed my upper lip about three weeks ago and got to pull a little bit on my skin too. My upper lip area turned red afterwards but still went to the beach after that. I peeled off the scabs after and got hyper pigmentation in my upper lip after. My derma prescribed me to apply dexa cream and im applying it for the second week now. Will this scar-like in my upper lip still fade? How long and what are my other options for this to be removed? How can i conceal it too? :(Hyper pigmentation due to facial waxing?
You have gotten ';post inflammatory hyperpigmentation'; in which the pigment from your pigment cells got released down into the dermis from the inflammation of the waxing and the sun. This type of pigmentation does not respond to any of the bleaching creams, as the pigment has already been formed and has been deposited in the skin (the bleach creams work to stop the PRODUCTION of new pigment, not work on already formed pigment.). And, since the inflammation has already subsided from the waxing, the use of a cortisone product at this stage won't help, either. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do at this point is to wait it out, and allow your body to remove the deposited pigment (which takes quite a while). The best thing for you to do is not expose the area to further sunlight, as the pigment granules will darken up when that happens. Occasionally, though, you might have laser procedures done in order to break up the pigment granules, but that can become an expensive procedure and not covered by insurance.roc
You have gotten ';post inflammatory hyperpigmentation'; in which the pigment from your pigment cells got released down into the dermis from the inflammation of the waxing and the sun. This type of pigmentation does not respond to any of the bleaching creams, as the pigment has already been formed and has been deposited in the skin (the bleach creams work to stop the PRODUCTION of new pigment, not work on already formed pigment.). And, since the inflammation has already subsided from the waxing, the use of a cortisone product at this stage won't help, either. Unfortunately, the only thing you can do at this point is to wait it out, and allow your body to remove the deposited pigment (which takes quite a while). The best thing for you to do is not expose the area to further sunlight, as the pigment granules will darken up when that happens. Occasionally, though, you might have laser procedures done in order to break up the pigment granules, but that can become an expensive procedure and not covered by insurance.
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