Melasma

Melasma is a common skin problem.  The condition causes dark, discolored patches on your skin. Melasma causes patches of discoloration. The patches are darker than your usual skin color. It typically occurs on the face and is symmetrical, with matching marks on both sides of the face. Other areas of your body that are often exposed to sun can also develop melasma.  Brownish colored patches usually appear on the cheeks, forehead, bridge of the nose, and chin.

PIH Post (Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation)

Irregular spots, asymmetric, flat, dark, pigmentation, localized or dispersed. Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is darkening of the skin in an area of prior injury or skin disorder from increased pigment (melanin) left from the healing process.  Acne is a common cause as well as any type of skin injury (scrapes, cuts, burns, insect bites, or chronic rubbing) or many other skin disorders, such as eczema (atopic dermatitis).

Lentigo (Sunspots)

A lentigo is a pigmented flat or slightly raised lesion with a clearly defined edge. Unlike an ephelis (freckle), it does not fade in the winter months. There are several kinds of lentigo. The name lentigo originally referred to its appearance resembling a small lentil.

Ephelides (Freckles)

An ephelis is a freckle, a small, light brown or tan mark on the skin. There can be hundreds or thousands of them on exposed skin.

Photoaging (Sun Damage)

Here are some signs photoaging:

Wrinkling, pigmentation changes such as age spots, liver spots (solar lentigines) and freckles.

Loss of skin tone (decreased elasticity)

Rough, uneven skin texture.

Broken capillaries (spider veins), usually around the nose and chest.

Redness and blotchiness.