If you’ve ever returned from a beachside holiday sporting a souvenir patch of darker skin clustered across your cheeks or forehead, chances are you’re familiar with pigmentation. Some skin pigmentation is inevitable in the harsh Australian climate. Whether your pigmentation is sun induced or a result of hormonal activity (Melasma), genetics or trauma to the skin, it ages your appearance and can erode your confidence.
What is Pigmentation, and How does it happen?
The second and lower layer of skin is known as dermis. This layer is responsible for giving us our pigment called melanin, that when over stimulated, can result in excess pigmentation.
The over stimulation of melanin can be caused by excess sun exposure and/or hormonal changes, or even certain medications. This is the brown discolouration that people see on the cheeks, chin, forehead and upper lip. It primarily appears on women but man can also suffer from it also.
Sun exposure is the leading cause of pigmentation, as it’s sunlight that triggers the production of melanin in the first place. Melanin acts as your skin’s natural sunscreen by protecting you from harmful UV rays, which is why people tan in the sun. But excessive sun exposure can do the opposite, leading to hyperpigmentation.
Hormonal influences are the main cause of a kind of hyper-pigmentation known as melasma. It’s particularly common among women, as it’s thought to occur when the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone stimulate the overproduction of melanin when skin is exposed to the sun.
Goodbye pigmentation. Hello Harley Clinic peels!
The answer to summer’s skin woes are medical grade chemical peels from the Harley Clinic. Peels have the ability to brighten dull lifeless skin, diminish congestion and breakouts and give your skin the rejuvenation it needs. Your skin will have a greater ability to hold moisture and remove the build-up of dead skin cells. So, calm the skin down, reduce and lift any superficial pigmentation through use of facial peels!
The harsh local summer can cause slightly more prominent pigmentation. For such cases, a multiple course of more active peels will benefit by working on the deeper layer of pigment, breaking it down and extracting it from the deeper layers of the skin. So lighten, brighten, and break up pigmentation for a more even skin tone.
The Harley Clinic has a range a peels suitable for all skin types, treating from the surface to the deeper layers of the skin. Call 1300 787 563 to book your free skin consultation today to find out best treatment for you!
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