Hyperpigmentation
Best Treatments For Sun Damaged Skin At Divine Salon In Northwood Hills

As we age, the skin on our face, hands and decolletage can lose their radiance, becoming pigmented with dark areas.
These age spots or sun spots – also known as hyperpigmentation – are caused by an excess production of melanin which is the natural pigment found in the skin. If you’ve been exposing your skin to the sun’s UV light over years without a high Sun Protection Factor cream, age spots often appear in clusters.
Other causes of skin pigmentation include hormone changes during puberty or pregnancy, medications such as birth control pills, drugs that make your skin sensitive to the light, and scarring, burns or cuts that darken as they heal.
While we always recommend you book in for a skin consultation at our Middlesex skin clinic, the following treatments are effective in improving the appearance of skin pigmentation: