Category: Skin Conditions
Summer Sun & Dark Spots: What You Need to Know About Hyperpigmentation
Summer can take a significant toll on your skin. Increased sun exposure, especially common in high-UV regions like Florida, stimulates unwanted discoloration, including sunspots, melasma and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation that lingers long after summer has ended. Accumulated sun damage over time causes smooth brown marks called solar lentigines, also known as sunspots or liver spots. These …
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Navigating Life with Vitiligo: Tips, Treatments, and Sun Protection
Vitiligo is a medical dermatological condition. At Florida’s Skin Wellness Physicians, we explain that it is known for loss of pigmentation in the skin, creating white spots. It occurs in about 1 percent of the population and affects both men and women equally. The onset of vitiligo can occur at any age, but half the time …
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