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12.10.20 (Updated 28.03.24)
Understanding pigmentation is the strongest start to effectively treating it. Pigmentation refers to the discolouring of the skin and can relate to either darkening or lightening of the skin. Hyperpigmentation, on the other hand, is the specific name given to a condition that causes your skin to darken.
Pigmentation results when levels of melanin in the body get out of balance. Melanin is the natural pigment that is responsible for giving our skin, hair and eyes their unique colour. A destabilisation in melanin production can be triggered by a huge variety of factors, but some of the most common causes of pigmentation include too much sun exposure, hormonal changes, aging, or trauma to the skin.
Pigmentation can be localised to small patches of skin or it might affect your entire body. Whilst pigmentation is usually harmless, it can occasionally be indicative of an underlying medical condition so if you’re concerned make sure to book an appointment with your doctor. The fact remains, however, that pigmentation tends to be a cosmetic, rather than a medical, issue for the vast majority of people.
Not commonly perceived to be sun pigmentation due to their vibrant red colour, cherry angiomas or red spots are a small collection of dilated blood vessels. Cherry angiomas range from tiny dots to larger, more prominent clusters which are sometimes raised. They can appear anywhere on the body and some people are more genetically predisposed to them than others. Cherry angiomas can be either cryogenically frozen off or treated with a pulsed dye laser.
Red spots or pimples on the skin are often broken capillaries that run just underneath the skin’s surface. The sun's rays thin out the dermis of the skin and blood vessels become more visible. Those with fair skin or skin redness are far more prone to broken capillaries. There are an array of treatments for broken capillaries ranging from cold compresses and topical creams to IPL, advanced in-clinic lasers and sclerotherapy whereby the veins are injected with sodium solution.
White sunspots, (formal name idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis) occur after years of compound sun exposure. Often referred to as hypopigmentation, these white spots are another pigmentation condition but unlike dark patches, this discoloration signals an absence of pigment in the skin. IPL can be used to fade the darker skin surrounding the white spots, allowing the spots to blend in better with the rest of your skin. Alternatively, active skincare is a good option. Vitamin C will brighten skin and Retinol will exfoliate discoloration. Retexturizing and exfoliating skincare products such as glycolic acid will even skin tone and create a more unified appearance, lessening the visibility of white spots.
This means that for many ethnicities, many laser treatments are not a viable option. This is where the LYMA Laser comes into its own because the technology is so advanced that it can treat pigmentation on any skin tone. There are no side effects and no risk of post-inflammatory scarring as with many in-clinic ablative and non-ablative lasers.
Through working to reawaken skin cells rather than cause controlled damage, the LYMA Laser poses no risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, therefore it’s considered by experts as the best laser for hyperpigmentation in dark skin. What’s more, because the LYMA Laser is a form of low-level laser therapy, delivering energy deep into the lower skin layers, it can work to remove pigmentation just as effectively on any skin tone.
The LYMA Laser changed everything.
The first at-home laser powerful enough to reverse pigmentation. The LYMA Laser is an industry shifting innovation with proven results. A clinical study into the efficacy of the LYMA System concluded that, when used at home for 15 minutes daily, the LYMA Laser was responsible for a reduction in pigmentation by 62% and skin redness by 42%.
Originally developed as a medical laser in a research unit in Leipzig, the LYMA Laser’s original purpose was to heal injuries that had occurred deep inside the body without having to resort to invasive surgery. During the medical laser’s clinical trial period, it emerged that when the Laser passed through the skin in order to reach the damaged tissue, the skin began to visibly transform. In the course of these initial trials researchers noticed that the Laser had a profound ability to tackle pigmentation, blemishes and scarring, as well as to smooth wrinkles and reduce inflammation.
When used consistently, the LYMA Laser’s unique photobiomodulation beam technology restores the cell function in lower layers of the skin such that it is able to reverse the visible signs of aging including sunspots and other age-related pigmentation, rejuvenating the skin and restoring it to a more youthful state.
Results like these have never been seen before in the treatment of hyperpigmentation, and the accidental development of the LYMA Laser marks the beginning of a whole new category of beauty devices that could seriously change the way we approach skincare therapy in the future.
What sets the LYMA Laser apart is that it’s the only clinic grade laser that’s entirely risk free. Devoid of heat, totally pain-free and no injury caused to the skin means no associated downtime. It’s an at-home beauty device that can be used daily in any location, anywhere on the body and for as long as you like.
LYMA Laser has revolutionised laser pigmentation removal by offering a non-invasive, zero damage, entirely natural way to remove hyperpigmentation across the face, neck and chest. Operating at the exact power level to create photobiomodulation; a process whereby ageing cells are reignited to operate with the vigour of young ones, the LYMA Laser does not disrupt the skin in any way.
The LYMA Laser is the best laser to remove skin pigmentation within weeks. If you can commit to applying the Laser to the problem area for just 15 minutes each day, you can expect to see stark results within the first month. For best results, however, you should continue to administer the laser daily for three months. Only then will you really be able to realize that the LYMA Laser is the best pigmentation treatment at home.
LYMA’s at-home Laser system is a three part protocol that alongside the Laser, includes the 100% Active Stabilised Oxygen Mist & Glide skincare products and could reduce your skin hyperpigmentation in as little as five weeks.
No - there are no side effects associated with using the LYMA Laser. With the LYMA Laser you will be at zero risk of infection, scabbing or reddening.
As if that weren’t enough, using the LYMA Laser is pain-free and can be used anywhere on the body, even around the eye area which is famously sensitive to laser treatment, and you won’t need so much as to wear goggles. Zero pain: pure gain.
Inflammation is one of the leading causes of skin pigmentation. But when inflammation happens deep down, at a cellular level, it's hard to find skincare that will provide any profound benefit. Enter LYMA Skincare, the world's most proven, effective skincare.
Developed by plastic surgeons, geneticists and skin cell experts to treat the 8 key mechanisms of skin aging, LYMA Skincare is an outright proven solution to skin redness and neutralizing inflammation in the skin.
says LYMA Founder, Lucy Goff.
At a never-before-achieved ratio of 80% actives to 20% water, LYMA Skincare is powered by Genolytic™ technology and packed with patented ingredients, clinically proven to transform skin and reactivate its youth state.
Skin’s innate immunity regenerates and repairs in response to the many intrinsic and environmental stresses that accelerate the aging process. It’s now possible to ‘fire up’ skin’s immune response and prevent inflammaging via bio-engineered skincare ingredients. The gold standard of these being Telangyn™ a patented peptide that decreases rednessand fast action anti inflammatory. Telangyn™ is specifically designed to decrease the appearance of facial redness caused by inflammation by reducing IL-6 and IL-8 aka inflammatory cells.