Hi, I am Jai Kumar Rai, Male, Age-32, from Faridabad India, I am having dark patches on my faces and gradually increasing day by day. 3-4 year back my skin was pretty fair but then dark patches started and increasing. I have used lots of local cream but no result, Please help.
Pigmentation on cheeks in females OR Plasma, is idiopathic, most of the time. However, there are well known causes like pregnancy, oral contraceptive pills, certain painkillers. Sun protection is an essential part of the management of any pigmentation over face. Therefore, a good sunscreen should have broad spectrum UV A coverage in addition to UV B coverage, in order to be able to prevent tanning, and it needs to be applied in sufficient quantity and every 2-3 hourly. I don't see sunscreen in your treatment. A sunscreen with minimum 30 SPF would be adequate. It should mention both UV B and UV A coverage. Therefore, it is important to select the right sunscreen for desired effects It should be applied in the following quantity