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Skin concern · Pigmentation & Uneven Tone
Dark marks on the body
Brown marks left on the legs, arms or back long after a bite, scratch or blemish healed.
Body skin is thicker than facial skin and renews more slowly, which is why marks left behind on the shins, forearms and back linger far longer than the same mark would on the face, and why body scrubs rarely touch them.
How we approach dark marks on the body
The skin itself has healed; what remains is colour. Treatment works on that pigment, with the approach chosen around how widely the marks are spread and how your skin responds.
Common signs of dark marks on the body
- Flat brown or greyish marks on the shins, arms or back
- A mark sitting exactly where a bite or scratch was
- Scattered marks after mosquito season
- No roughness or bump, colour only
See a physician first. Skinholic provides cosmetic treatments only and does not diagnose or treat medical conditions. If anything on your skin is changing, painful, bleeding or will not heal, please see your family doctor or a dermatologist first.
What can contribute to dark marks on the body
- Pigment produced as the skin healed from a small injury
- Scratching or picking, which deepens the mark
- Sun on healing skin
- A natural tendency to pigment
Treatments that may help
At our Aldergrove clinic, these may help.
Which one suits you depends on your skin, your history and how much recovery you can take. A practitioner confirms the fit in person.
Skin LighteningA customised course for areas of darker pigmentation on the body, built from peels or laser depending on the area and how your skin pigments.Often the first step
Chemical PeelsProfessional peels at a strength chosen for your skin and your week, from a light refresh with no visible flaking to a deeper resurfacing pass.
Q-Switch 1064 Laser RejuvenationQ-switched 1064 nm laser delivered in very short pulses to work on pigment and overall clarity, at a depth that suits a broader range of skin tones.Still deciding?
Let a practitioner look first.
The right treatment depends on what is driving the concern for you. A free consultation in Aldergrove is where that gets worked out.
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Planning around dark marks on the legs, arms and back
For dark marks on the body, your practitioner checks that each mark is flat and colour only, with no roughness or bump, and whether it sits exactly where a bite, scratch or blemish was. They will look at how widely the marks are spread across the shins, forearms or back, and whether a fresh crop tends to follow mosquito season. Scratching or picking is asked about, since it deepens a mark.
Skin Lightening, built from peels or laser depending on the area, suits uneven tone across a body area. Chemical Peels, which cover the chest and back, may be weighed for marks left after breakouts there. Q-Switch 1064 Laser Rejuvenation is chosen for uneven pigment and suits a broader range of skin tones. Larger areas are often treated in sections, so marks across both legs can take more visits.
What happens when you come in?
Your first visit is a free consultation at the Aldergrove clinic. A practitioner looks at the area in good light, asks how long you have noticed it and what you have already tried, and checks anything that would affect which treatments are suitable: medication, recent sun exposure, previous treatments.
You then hear which of the options above suits your skin, what it realistically achieves, how many sessions it usually takes and what recovery looks like. If the honest answer is that none of them will give you what you want, or that something needs a doctor first, you will hear that instead.
Worth mentioning at your consultation
- When you first noticed it, and whether it has changed since
- Products and treatments you have already tried
- Any medication, supplements or diagnosed skin conditions
- Holidays, events or sun exposure you are planning around
Before you book
Questions clients ask about dark marks on the body.
Body skin turns over more slowly than facial skin, so the same mark simply lasts longer. Plans for the body are therefore measured in months rather than weeks.
Larger areas are often treated in sections, so marks spread across both legs can take more visits than a cluster on one forearm. Your practitioner will set that out at the consultation.
Possibly, since the way your skin responds to bites and blemishes does not change. Caring for new ones gently while they heal, and keeping them out of the sun, helps them settle sooner.
Ready when you are
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