Ep 125 – How to Treat Hyperpigmentation (Everything from Post-Acne Derm Treatments to Drugstore Skincare That Works, Microneedling and More) with Dermatologist Dr. Alexis Stephens

Dark spots beware! Today we’re chatting about all things hyperpigmentation with Dr. Alexis Stephens, a Florida-based dermatologist and Skin of Color expert who’s leading the charge when it comes to cultural competency in the field of skin science. (Check out her life-changing before-and-after’s on patients here.) We’re getting to the bottom of why hyperpigmentation happens and what you can do about it, whether you’ve been dealt melasma, erythema or post-inflammatory pigmentation due to genetics, hormones or sun damage.

Dr. Stephens is also a trained beauty chemist, so stay tuned as she gets into the specific ingredients to treat hyperpigmentation, from the best prescription options to her top budget finds you can find at major beauty retailers. Then, listen to the end as she addresses our top listener questions: how to get rid of acne scars, hyperpigmentation treatments for body, the merits of micro-needling, and the real talk on hydroquinone. The number one thing we learned? While there isn’t a single “magic cream,” there’s help for hyperpigmentation yet.

Products Mentioned In This Episode:

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• Cyspera Intensive Pigment Corrector (prescription)

• AnteAGE MD Brightener

• SkinMedica Lytera 2.0 Pigment Correcting Serum

• The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%

• The Ordinary Alpha Arbutin 2% + HA

• The Inkey List Niacinamide

• Good Molecules Discoloration Correcting Serum

• Zitsticka Killa Kit

• Zitsticka Hyperfade Microdart Blur Patch for Dark Spots

• Peace Out Microneedling Dark Spot Brightening Dots

• CosRX Acne Pimple Master Patch

• Allies of Skin Mandelic Pigmentation Night Serum

• Neostrata Glycolic Renewal Smoothing Lotion for Body

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