My patients with darker skin tones also experience the damaging effects of the sun, but sometimes differently than their lighter-skinned counterparts. The sun may not cause as many wrinkles, but hyperpigmentation and melasma are more of a problem if you have dark skin. In addition, something called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is more of an issue […]
Key sunscreen ingredient to stop brown spots, melasma
While the FDA is currently reviewing the ingredients in chemical sunscreen, we now have even more reason to use physical sunblock instead. If melasma or brown spots are an issue for you, research has shown that you have to use an iron oxide product to the block visible light that causes this skin discoloration. Recent studies […]
