Three Types of Pigmentation - Video
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Oct 01, 2026
Learn how environmental pigmentation, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and melasma differ in their causes and depth within the skin.
What You Will Learn
Identify the three main types of pigmentation
Understand what causes environmental pigmentation
Learn how sun exposure contributes to pigmentation in ageing skin
Recognise how skin trauma, damage or inflammation can cause PIH
Understand why melasma is considered a deeper form of pigmentation
Learn why melasma can be more difficult to treat
Read Full Video Transcript
When it comes to pigmentation, we generally treat three types: the first is environmental pigmentation, the general type you see in ageing skin, caused by sun exposure. The second type is called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, or PIH, and this occurs where there's been trauma, damage or inflammation to the skin. The third type is called melasma, or deep pigmentation; it's also known as melasma, and this is quite difficult to treat because it sits really deep in the skin.
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