Skin Discoloration

Skin discoloration is a broad term that describes any change in your skin that differs from your natural skin tone.

Acne and Acne scars

Acne affects people of all ages, most common among teenagers. Acne occurs when your hair follicles become plugged with oil and dead skin cells.

Common types of Acnes

Whiteheads (closed plugged pores)
Blackheads (open plugged pores)

Inflammatory acnes

Small red, tender bumps (papules)
Pimples (pustules), which are papules with pus at their tips

General Causes of acnes

Excess oil production
Hair follicles clogged by oil and dead skin cells
Bacteria
Skin irritation
Stress, Lack of sleep
Excess activity of a type of hormone (androgens)
Some medication e.g. steroids

Melasma

Melasma is a common skin problem. The condition causes dark, discolored patches on your skin. It’s also called chloasma, or the “mask of pregnancy,” when it occurs in pregnant women. The condition is much more common in women than men, though

men can get it too. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, 90 percent of people who develop melasma are women.

Freckles

Freckles are small brownish spots, extremely common and are not a health threat. They are usually found on the face and arm especially among people with lighter skin and those with light or red hair. Since freckles are almost always harmless, there really is no need to treat them. As with many skin conditions, it’s best to avoid the sun as much as possible, or use a sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher. For women, make up can be another option to cover them up

Seborrheric Keratoses

Seborrheric Keratoses are usually appear darker ranges from brown to black color, with bumpy appearance. They originated from skin cells called keratinocytes, but the cause of seborrheric keratoses is still unknown. Through the medical ways, they are not harmful and not contagious. However; if we look at it closer into an aesthetic way, it can be removed by using laser . One bad thing is that it can’t be prevented, because it one of human’s aging processes. However, using sunscreen can help suppressing the development of seborrheric keratoses.

Redness from Vessel alterations of the skin

The vessel alterations of the skin are the small capillary or venous nets, of the nose, the cheeks, the chin, and the vessel malformations of the lower limbs and the other parts of the body, as excessively strong distinction of subdermal and intradermal veins, red and bluish capillary nets.

The most effective method for treating the blood vessels is the so called Nd: YAG-lasers. The emission of this type of lasers allows to influence effectively the extended capillaries, the starlike hemangioma and the small dermal venous nets without damaging other structures.