Sun spots are superficial spots that develop in the top layer of the skin as a result of excess melanin – the pigment that determines skin color.

Melanin is responsible, among other things, for defending the skin’s cells against sunlight. Exposure to UV rays promotes increased synthesis of Melanin, which ideally would lead to a uniform tanning of the skin, but mostly causes hyperpigmentation in various body parts, most commonly the face, décolletage and hands.

Exposureto sunlight often leads to excess synthesisof melanin that accrues in one spot and migrates under the outer layer of the skin, causing a hyperpigmentation spot.

There are several types of hyperpigmentation, including melasma (sometimes referred to as “mask of pregnancy”). Melasma is most common in young women, and is associated with hormonal imbalance or use of contraceptives.

Melasma spots are wide and symmetrical and most often appear on the face, cheeks, central part of the forehead and above the upper lip. Despite their similarities, sun spots are fundamentally different from age spots, found in the deeper layers of the skin, and therefore require longer treatments over longer periods of time to remove.

We, at Individuel combine professional treatment in the clinic with home care to lighten and remove spots.

Our treatment infusing brightening ingredients deeply into the skin using micro-needling.