Dark underarms, knees, elbows or neck

Tracing what feeds dark underarms, knees, elbows or neck

Darkening in these areas is usually driven by friction, so your practitioner looks at where the darker skin sits (underarms, knees, elbows or a ring around the neck) and asks what keeps irritating it: shaving or other hair removal, clothing and movement, heat and sweat. Patches that worsen with shaving or rubbing point to a contributor that needs addressing, because treating the area while it continues tends to give a short-lived result.

Skin Lightening is a customised course built from peels or laser, depending on the area and how your skin pigments. Chemical Peels, at a strength chosen for your skin, also cover the neck. If shaving keeps feeding the darkening, Triple Wavelength LHR may be weighed to stop the shaving cycle. Deeper tones can pigment in response to heat and irritation, so settings are built up conservatively, often starting with a test area.

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