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Uneven Skin Tone: Causes and Options
Written for someone deciding what to do about their own face rather than studying the subject. If you read only one guide, read the first, because the cause decides everything that follows from it — and getting it wrong is the commonest reason a reasonable plan does nothing.
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10 guides
- Three Causes of Uneven Skin Tone: Pigment, Vessels and TextureDeciding
- Pigment That Unevens Tone: Sun, Hormonal and Post-InflammatoryDeciding
- Redness and Vascular Unevenness: When the Cause Is Under the SkinDeciding
- Texture, Pores and Scars: Unevenness You Can FeelDeciding
- How Uneven Skin Tone Is Assessed Before TreatmentCandidacy
- The Conservative Rung That Applies to All Three CausesAftercare
- Topical Options for Uneven Tone: What They Can and Cannot FadeAlternatives
- Device Options for Uneven Tone: Light, Laser and Peeling CategoriesAlternatives
- Melasma and Uneven Tone: Why Aggressive Treatment Can BackfireRisks
- What Even Skin Tone Realistically MeansRisks
Start with the category, not the cream
Arrange a dermatological assessment. We will establish which of the three causes is behind the unevenness and how deep it sits, explain what treatment can and cannot even out, and set out the options including doing nothing.