Pigmentation Revisited

By: Peter T. Pugliese, MD

Estheticians are faced with problems of pigmentation every day. Some clients want to be lighter, some darker; some have white spots, dark pigmented spots, freckles or melasma. It is difficult to know what to do for most of these clients without having a good foundation in the science of pigmentation.

Pigmented lesions are formed because of genetics, heredity, hormones, sun exposure, medications and certain disease processes. It is important that the treatment provider assess how many of these factors influence the formation of the pigmented lesions before starting a skin care treatment.