SKIN LIGHTENING TREATMENT
Also termed skin whitening, skin lightening is a skin bleaching process that helps enhance the complexion (make it lighter) through a chemical substance called Glutathione. The treatment attempts to lighten the skin’s dark color and provide an even skin color.
What are the Benefits of a Skin Whitening Treatment?
Undergoing a skin whitening treatment proves beneficial in various ways. Some of them include,
- Reducing the skin’s melanin content
- Reducing fine lines, scars, marks, and age spots
- Lightening the skin and making it evenly toned
Types of Skin Lightening Treatment
Melanosomes are the skin cells that contain the melanin pigment which is responsible for our skin tone. Melanin is produced by melanocytes with the help of the enzyme tyrosinase. Overproduction of melanin leads to hyperpigmentation. Skin whitening is not to bleach your skin but to remove this pigmented skin from the roots. Let’s check a few treatments for skin whitening:
- Laser treatments like Co2, and Q switch are the latest treatments that work well for skin lightening. This technology works well for darker skin.
- Chemical peeling like glycolic acid, lactic acid, yellow peel, etc can be done throughout the body with dermatologist concern.
- Microdermabrasion/skin polishing procedure helps remove the dead superficial layer of the skin.
- Glutathione is also one of the skin whitening/ skin lightening treatments but it doesn’t work for everyone. This is an injectable procedure, which must be taken under the supervision of a dermatologist.
- Skin whitening facial also helps to remove sun tan and gives glowing skin.
FAQs:-
The skin whitening products reduce the production and concentration of melanin present in the skin. Melanin is the pigment present in the skin which gives color to the skin and also protects it from the sun.
The time to recover depends on the type of treatment you undergo for skin whitening. If you go for non-ablative treatment methods then it may take only a day or two to recover. But if you go for surgery such as a laser one then it may take up to 2-3 weeks to recover, following which you will need to adhere to certain post-treatment guidelines to prevent darkening, irritation or sunburn
Skin whitening creams only give you temporary results and do not have very lasting effects however, laser surgery as well as chemical peel treatment methods promise to give permanent solutions.
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