Hello. I posted awhile back about scarring/ open pores on my upper lip. The pores have gone away some but my biggest concern now is the hypo pigmentation. The skin where I was treated is now patchy and white it also appears to be very dry but smooth to the touch. It has been 7 months since my electrolysis treatments. Is this hypo pigmentation permanent?
I know that others are going to say this, so I’ll say it myself: please post a picture!
Others will be able to help you, based on that. I certainly hope (and assume) it’s not permanent permanent, but 7 months does seem like a long time.
Hypopigmentation takes longer to heal in my experience. But it’s not impossible. I had IPL burn on my chest from photo rejuvenation (gone wrong, obviously!). I had crusts and blisters at the time - ugly picture. However, it all healed eventually after a couple of months, leaving white squares of hypopigmentation. It took 2 years for them to slowly fade and now, 4 years later, only I can spot where they were, but they are not noticeable to other people.
Pigmentation issues take time, a long long time, but they often resolve eventually.
Facials, tretinoin, peels are beneficial to a point to stimulate the recovery process, but don’t overdo it as it can exhaust your skin too. I would go with the tretinoin and stay out of the sun while using that.
Photos will really help us give you the correct advice though!
Thank you. I’ve been thinking about doing a lactic acid peel or microderm. I’ve heard mixed reviews about tretinoin and I’m scared it will make things worse. I have tried to post pictures on here but can’t figure it out on my phone so I usually send pictures through email.
Lactic acid is a brightening agent. You suffer with hypopigmentation. I don’t see the point of that. MIcrodermabrasion - mechanical “controlled” damage to the skin to stimulate healing response. It is good in combination with something else, often vit C, to bring something to the skin to help it correct damaged DNA in damaged cells. Microderm on its own won’t heal the damaged cells. You need vit A or C to do that. Maybe stem cell application can help too although I just can’t explain how the huge stem cells will penetrate through the epidermal layers to get to the living layers of skin and act on them.
Remedies: Lactic acid peel, microdermabrasion, tretinoin, Vitamin C, damaged DNA you need vit A or C … Maybe stem cell application can help too.
Okay, a lot of suggestions, but would it not be best to find out exactly what’s going on with your skin before trying to “fix” an undisclosed problem.
Besides, what is “hypo-pigmentation” anyway? Which cells are involved, and why. Only a medical doctor who specializes in the skin can attempt to answer your questions. (And, a photo on-line won’t really help … need to see the real deal.)