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Hypopigmentation Treatment for Black Skin, Scars with Ginger & Cream

What is the best hypopigmentation treatment? Is there a good hypopigmentation scar treatment or cream? How do you treat hypopigmentation with ginger?

The skin is the largest organ in the body and it is plagued with skin pigmentation disorders. Spots are common on skin and when you think about them, you may have in mind the darker variety. However, there are white spots or patches as well. Dark spots are also known as hyperpigmentation, while the lighter ones are referred to as hypopigmentation. The causes of hyperpigmentation are the complete opposite of the causes of hypopigmentation.

Hypopigmentation or loss of melanin pigmentation on the skin
Hypopigmentation or loss of melanin pigmentation on the skin

White patches occur on skin due to underproduction of melanin, or due to inactive melanocytes or tyrosine enzymes. The tyrosine enzyme enables the melanocytes to make melanin, the protein responsible for skin color. When the cells are inactive or damaged, you end up with white patches. If you discover you have an even skin tone because of white marks, you will want to seek treatment as soon as possible to avoid embarrassment and loss of self-confidence.

Hypopigmentation management may be difficult to obtain as opposed to hyperpigmentation treatment. However, not all is lost as you can try a home treatment with ginger, some creams or expensive treatments available in surgeons and dermatologists’ offices. This article will explore the hypopigmentation treatment options.

Hypopigmentation Treatment and Diagnosis

Before you begin treating any condition, it is important to identify it and know what causes it in the first place. This will ensure that you do not end up with the same skin predicament in the future. If you are looking for hyperpigmentation causes instead of hypopigmentation, there is a useful resource for you.

When it comes to hypopigmentation causes, these include:

  1. The use of certain topical creams such as hydrocortisone, Retin A, bleaching creams containing hydroquinone among others.
  2. Laser treatment and especially laser hair removal and photo facials
  3.  Deep inflammation from scrapes, zits, or fungus infections among others
  4. Using chemical peels and dermabrasion among other rough face treatments
  5. Autoimmune conditions
  6. Genetics

Hypopigmentation is often diagnosed as:

Hypopigmentation could be a side effect of hydrocortisone or retin A creams
Hypopigmentation could be a side effect of hydrocortisone or retin A creams

  • Pityriasis alba, a condition common in children
  • Naevus depigmentosus
  • Pityriasis Versicolor
  • Vitiligo
  • Hypogimented mycosis fungoides or slow progressive T-Cell Lymphoma
  • Leprosy
  • Albinism
  • Angelman syndrome
  • Nummular Eczema
  • Seborrheic deramatitis
  • Idiopathic guttate hypomalanosis, white macules on middle-aged women and elderly women and men.

It would be difficult to know for sure what kind of white patches you have. A dermatologist on the other can diagnose correctly by performing skin biopsy, mycology, laser scanning or mere observation on you. Therefore, when you do notice white spots on your body, it is important that you book an appointment with a skin specialist before trying to treat the macules yourself.

Normally the hypopigmentation treatment options include:

Topical Creams

Your dermatologist can prescribe a suitable cream for your type of white patches. These are applied topically and give improvement after sometime. Some of the creams that may be used include cortisteroid creams, clindamycin phosphate topical cream, ReCell and benzoyl peroxide among others. Do not prescribe these creams to yourself consult with your doctor first.

Laser hypopigmentation Treatment

Laser treatments in the first place could be the reason why you have white patches especially if you got it from an inexperienced surgeon or dermatologist. However, laser can offer a solution to your white skin woes. The best devices include Fraxel Re:store, Excimer or IPL purple. A dermatologist or surgeon will have to see the patches to determine the best laser device and technique for you.

Yes, there are treatments for hypopigmentation
Yes, there are treatments for hypopigmentation

UVB Exposure

You are told to avoid the sun as much as possible or wear protective clothing and sunscreen throughout the day, however, when it comes to white patches on skin, the UVB rays could be the answer to your predicament. Some people choose not to use sunscreen on the patches, while others go for professional UVB treatment sessions in facial surgeon’s offices.

Peperine

Peperine is an ingredient found in black pepper, which can stimulate the production of melanin. I found this option in one of the websites and the author did not offer suggestions on how to use black pepper so this ingredient can act. However, I do think by making a paste of the pepper with water and applying it on the white patches would yield results after some time.

Makeup and Tattoos

Makeup and tattoos are not hypopigmentation treatments, but they offer coverage. The best makeup would be permanent. You can also get a tattoo on the spotted area while maintain a tattoo pigment that matches the unaffected surrounding skin.

Hypopigmentation Scar Treatment – Remove White Scars

The normal healing process of a wound is that the skin tissue heals by closing the inflamed area. When this happens, the melanocytes, hair follicles and skin pores are not present. This is the reason why you may have a white scar.

The good thing about scars is that they may resolve with time. However, some cases may be stubborn and may require your intervention. If you cannot wait for the natural scar healing process, you can always seek the following hypopigmentation scar treatments:

  • Revision surgery followed by laser treatment such as Fraxel or Excimer or a chemical peel
  • Micro needling followed by a tyrosine stimulating cream
  • UVB laser treatment
  • Tattoo, for a flat scar

Consult with a professional cosmetic surgeon to perform your hypopigmentation scar treatment that is ideal for your type of scar. This way, you will avoid having a worse looking scar.

Does Hypopigmentation Treatment Ginger Remedy Work?

Ginger is a spice and a Chinese traditional medicine. Some people claim to have used it on the skin with white patches and their whiteness has blended with the surrounding skin. Ginger is cheap and completely harmless. If it goes in your mouth, it could as well go on your skin without any side effects.

However, be warned that some people have reported some tingling sensation when using ginger to treat white spots. How to use hypopigmentation treatment ginger requires that you wash a root before cutting thin slices depending on the number of white patches you want to pigment.

You can place the slices on the patches with the help of band-aids or simply hold the slice there for sometime incase of one spot. Leave the slices overnight or for a few hours before taking them off. Some people have reported improvements within 6 months. I know hypopigmentation treatment ginger is slow, but cheap and natural. It does not hurt to try it.

 Best Hypopigmentation Treatment for Black Skin

If you have skin of color, it would be best if you can avoid laser treatments or get them only with professional cosmetic surgeons. Laser can lead to hyperpigmentation therefore; you would be going round in circles treating hypo and hyperpigmentation.

You can still achieve hypopigmentation treatment for black skin with the following:

  • Micro needling
  • Tyrosine cream
  • Tattooing
  • Makeup

Postinflammatory Hypopigmentation Treatment

Each time your skin suffers a deep irritation, it is bound to heal itself naturally. Post inflammatory hypopigmentation is part of the healing process and may resolve with time as the melanin on the injured spot is replaced or repaired. Therefore, if you avoid rushing for post inflammatory hypopigmentation treatment, you may not have to spend a dime.

You can ensure that the cut, scrape, burn or zit heals well by avoid picking on it throughout the healing process. However, if you want a fast way to get rid of the white spot, you can go for Excimer laser or micro needling if inflammation has left behind a scar.

Hypopigmentation Treatment Cream – ReCell®

According to a report by Marketedwired.com of 15 May 2014, there is a new cream that has not yet entered the US market that can effectively treat white spots. This hypopigmentation treatment cream is none other than ReCell®. This is a brand manufactured by Avita Medical Limited. It has been clinically tested and proven to treat white spots in a sample population in Germany.

In order for this cream to work, you will have to undergo micro needling first to promote your skin cells to make melanin. This cream however is awaiting FDA’s phase III trial process. You may have to wait for sometime before it is available in your country and certainly in a store near you.

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