When pigmentation appears on the face, firstly, it should be clear whether it is freckle, chloasma, freckle-like nevus or age spot, etc. Then, for that type of pigmentation, choose the suitable treatment, generally, medication, laser treatment and physical sunscreen can be used, which can be referred to as follows.
1. Freckles: they are found on the back of nose and cheeks, and the typical lesions are light brown pigmented spots. For freckle patients, using alexandrite laser or picosecond laser treatment will get very good curative effect.
2. Chloasma: It is common among middle-aged women and usually occurs on bilateral cheekbones and forehead. It can be treated with drugs containing hydroquinone, vitamin C, tranexamic acid and niacinamide under the guidance of doctors.
3. Age spots: this is a kind of benign skin tumor, also known as seborrheic keratosis, when the proliferation is not obvious in the early stage, it is only pigmented patches, which can be treated with freezing and carbon dioxide laser under the guidance of doctor.
When pigmentation appears on the face, it is suggested that patients must pay attention to sunshine protection, because sunshine is the causative factor for the formation of pigmentation diseases. Patients should use sunscreen products such as sunblock appropriately after the type of pigmentation is clarified, and they can also choose physical sunscreen to block the sunlight in order to alleviate pigmentation or avoid its further aggravation.