How do you fade hyperpigmentation, like dark spots, melasma, post-acne marks or age spots? Here's what you need to know.

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0:00 How does pigment form?
2:07 Step 1: Prevent melanocyte stimulation
5:27 Step 2: Reduce melanin production
7:27 Common active ingredients
10:04 Pigment treatment mistakes
13:25 Step 3: Reduce melanosome transfer
14:05 Step 4: Increase skin turnover
14:55 Clinical treatments
16:20 Oral treatments, tranexamic acid

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