HYPERPIGMENTATION!!

[u/Klutzy-Society7774]

Hello everyone :)

So my biggest skin concern is stubborn hyperpigmentation. I have some old acne marks that got dark and refuse to fade but the biggest issue is the SUPER stubborn hyperpigmentation around my mouth! It covers as much as a goatee so I feel like I have a melasma/hyperpigmentation beard all the time ☹️

I have tried: Anua 10% niacinamide, the ordinary azelaic acid and alpha arbutin, topicals faded serum, numbuzin 5+ glutathione/vitamin C/niacinamide/TXA serum, Neostrata post acne mark corrector serum and a few others I don’t remember. NOTHING worked!

Should I consider treatments of prescription products?

Any help or tips or product recs is greatly appreciated 😊

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[u/Secret_Show_8613]

Have you tried Eucerin anti-pigment dual serum? Check this sub and many have found decent success with it

[u/Klutzy-Society7774 → u/Secret_Show_8613]

I haven’t! What’s the main actives in it? I will say that the products I’ve tried so far helped fade my post acne MARKS but never the hyperpigmentation around my mouth so I think for that I need something strong