"One of the most common complaints in my clinical practice is dark lips. We start with eliminating the cause and taking strict sun protection but often this is not enough," Dr Jushya Sarin wrote on Instagram
Essential tips to ensure you have soft, pink lips. (Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock)
We might have a full-fledged routine for our faces but we continue to neglet our lips. Doing so can result in one of the most common issues — pigmentation. Pigmentation is often caused by various reasons such as smoking or continuously licking the lips. As per Healthline, “Darkening of the lips can be the result of hyperpigmentation. This is a typically harmless condition caused by an excess of melanin.”
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Dr Jushya Sarin, a dermatologist, recently took to Instagram to share some simple solutions. “One of the most common complaints in my clinical practice is dark lips. We start with eliminating the cause and taking strict sun protection but often this is not enough. Results of in-clinic procedures such as peels, laser therapy, infusion of depigmenting agents are very encouraging,” she captioned her post.