Best skincare for fading a sunspot

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I've got a sun-spot / area of pigmentation on my cheek that is about the size of a 2p coin, perfectly round and uniform in colour, but several shades darker than my face. If I try and cover it with make up it often ends up looking like a bruise.

I'd be really grateful for any recommendations for a serum / face cream that could work to fade it.

It's just that one patch, the rest of my face is very even toned.

OP usually hydroquinone is the best ingredient for fading pigmentation but it's a potent ingredient and you could probably lighten the area without it.

Try low strength tretinoin and azelaic acid. That will also give your overall skin texture and tone a boost.

I used vitamin c serum Me+ from Superdrug. It worked really well for a patch on my cheek . cost about £10

I have found bio oil to be quite good at fading marks and scars. They also do a lotion which isn't as greasy as the oil.

I saw Fadeaway cream in TKMaxx at a reasonable price the other day.

OP I second @rumkar - hydroquinone is the bees knees for fading pigmentation. I had it added to my Tretinoin formula from Monderma last year for 3 months and could totally see a reduction in pigmentation on a sunspot near my ear. You can’t use it consistently without breaks, so now I have a mix of tretinoin and azelaic acid, and the area is fading for sure. I think the combination of tretinoin (accelerated skin turnover) and hydroquinone (fading of pigmentation) could help you sort out that patch if you are patient (and use SPF every single day).

I wouldn’t touch hydroquinone again, got rebound pigmentation, so much worse than before.

IPL should get rid of it in a couple of sessions

Could that not have been sun damage?

IPL is effective. If you have any other pigmentation that's bothering you on your body you can do it all at once.

Thanks very much - lots of useful advice - I will have a look into them all.

I had this. One session of IPL - gone. Amazing!

@rumkar @pandapopadance @ScoutBennett

Where did you have IPL done? Can you recommend anywhere that you've used? Thanks.

It was in Exeter as that’s my nearest city but to be honest I think aesthetics spas are more numerous than you think once you start looking! I had a consultation, they did a test patch on the sun spot. It worked, never needed any other sessions! If it had been bigger might have taken a couple more. 100% worth it.