As a dermatologist, I see patients who say, "Doctor! Celebrity XXX seems to come here...." "I saw them in the hall." "Even with a mask on, their skin looks so flawless!" "Please make my skin like theirs!!!" I have a lot of patients make that request,

But it gives me a bit of pressure sometimes. Regardless, I am a dermatologist And many people want brighter skin So today, I will discuss what becoming fairer is, What brightening really is, The truth about about brightening,

I will address facts and myths about brightening. Hello, I am Dermatologist Dr. Ogana And the director of Oganacell Dermatology at Cheongdam. [Do many celebrities originally have a bright and even skin tone?] Hm...it's half true and half false. [Do many celebrities originally have a bright and even skin tone?] If I were to be honest as a dermatologist, It's great when people with bright skin visit our clinic.

They have a good foundation. If their skin tone is bright, they have a good foundation We can make their skin more flawless, elastic, and more even. Tone, texture, oil & water balance, elasticity, and wrinkles. We only need to focus on these. Say a celebrity with dark, dull skin came in.

If they say they want bright, even skin, I ask them this: Do you have a busy schedule? [Q: Can people with dark skin get whiter skin?] It may affect my livelihood to say this, [Q: Can people with dark skin get whiter skin?] But I have to be honest. It's not easy...

That's the truth. I'm the type to say things with certainty. If you ask, "Can dark skin become 100% fair?" I can say confidently It's difficult to make it 100% fair. As I said before, can they come often? So

If they come in consistently, I can definitely make their skin brighter. It's very hard to make dark skin brighter But if they come often and consistently, It is possible. There is only one factor that determines skin tone:

Melanin pigment. Who has more melanin, black people or white people? Black people, of course. Black people have a lot of melanin concentrated in their epidermis And white people don't have as much And Asian people are in the middle.

Simple, right? The thing that determines melanin production Are melanocytes. This is mainly determined by ethnicity. So genetics are the main factor. Fundamentally, when you look far back,

The people who lived near the equator in hot environments Produced a lot of melanin to protect their skin from UV rays. After piling and piling, these people became black people. At least I believe. For white people, there were no UV rays. You need to absorb UV rays to make vitamin D for your health

So they developed less melanin And their descendants developed into white people. And Asian people are in the middle. This is how I can explain. So if we look at the skin layers, There are melanocytes at the bottom of the epidermis.

The melanin they produce move up the epidermis And appears as our skin tone. It is that kind of factor. People with dark, dull skin have more of these. People with bright, even skin have less. This is a simple way to look at it.

[Will my skin become brighter if I remove the melanin?] Melanin is the key to brightening skin tone There are three main methods. First, it's not realistically easy to destroy melanocytes. [1. Suppress melanin pigment formation] So for melanin pigment formation, [1. Suppress melanin pigment formation] Suppressing melanin production itself. [2. Supress melanin movement] Suppressing melanin movement to the surface.

[3. Remove melanin through cell turnover] Third is removing the moved melanin [3. Remove melanin through cell turnover] Through renewing the dead skin layer. You can consider these the three main methods. [Q: What is the first method?] To suppress melanocyte production, [Q: What is the first method?] There are several methods. The easiest way to do so it through vitamin C.

With vitamin C, We can apply it on skin topically and have it absorbed. Using cosmetics would be an example. But for cosmetics, Because vitamin C is extremely unstable, It's very hard to make as a cosmetic ingredient

And the absorption rate is lacking. In skin clinics, we use vitamin electrophoresis. We use electrophoresis to directly put vitamin C into the skin To suppress melanocytes from producing melanin. That's the method we used. For vitamin C,

Taking it is more effective than applying it, And intravenous shots are more effective than taking it. For me, I occasionally inject vitamin C intraveinously And take megadoses of vitamin C And also consume it through fruits. Since it's good for health as well as beauty,

It would be best for everyone to take vitamin C normally. Secondly, there is an ingredient called hydroquinone. Cosmetics from the past used to include hydroquinone And prevented melanin pigment production. But actually, It has strong side effects, so it's a controversial ingredient.

I also am personally not a fan. It's been banned in some places recently So you must take caution when using it. The next ingredient that works is an oral drug Called tranexamic acid. Tranexamic acid is called "brightening acid" in China

Since it makes your skin that much brighter. It was used so widely that it was dubbed the "brightening acid." But if used in large doses, it becomes a coagulant. When (tranexamic acid) is taken in small doses, It can suppress melanin production in melanocytes. In skin clinics,

It is prescribed in 1-3 month supply to melasma patients. It's a drug that is effective for treating patients with melasma. Then, there are injections. Not just vitamin C, There are White Jade shots, Baby shots,

Cinderella shots, and many more injections. I think the most helpful injections for brightening are Vitamin C Vitamin B And the key injection is glutathione.

You've probably heard about it before. Glutathione is a powerful reducing agent. In other words, when it enters our body, It detoxifies the liver And prevents melanocytes from producing melanin. Because it is a great ingredient with these effects,

I also strongly recommend glutathione. Orally-taken glutathione has a poor absorption rate. And because glutathione is very unstable like vitamin C, Because it oxidizes very easily, I recommend getting it directly injected into your veins. [Q: What is the second method?] To prevent (melanin) from moving to the surface layer,

The most famous active ingredient in cosmetics Is called niacinamide. This ingredient is in almost every cosmetic product. What niacinamide does Is it takes the produced melanin And blocks its movement to the dead skin cell layer, brightening skin.

Rather than using it alone, Using it with vitamin C, tranexamic acid, or glutathione Will result in more visible results. [Q: What is the third method?] One of the most basic ways to renew the dead skin layer Would be to use peels. There are many types of peels.

The current trend, rather than deep bridal peels, Is to undergo multiple shallow and safe peels. I am personally performing Lala peel very often these days. While we often used AHA or BHA peels in the past, Nowadays we often use Lala peel. They would perform a peel that melted skin down to the dermis.

And through the healing process, sometimes it would result in baby-like skin. But During the healing process, It can sometimes heal as scars, as well. You can see it as a high-risk, high-return method. Peels have been used from long ago, and if they're used well,

It can make skin milky and bright through exfoliation. The next stage is laser toning. For laser toning, we usually use a Q-switch laser Or a more recently released pico laser Or an alexandrite laser And use diverse wavelengths and parameters

To selectively target and fire low-energy lasers at melanin pigment in the epidermis and upper dermis To gently clear it off. But what we need to be careful of Is skin thickness, skin type, and if oil and water is balanced. And we must judge how active the patient's melanin production is.

If we don't do that and improperly treat them, Their acne may flare up And their are cases where their skin actually gets darker So I stress that you must take caution with lasers. [Doctor! Please make me like IU!] Many patients ask me to make them like IU. She is well-known for having very fair skin.

There are likely many reasons for this. What I believe is the fundamental reason Actually, everything I mentioned until now Are textbook explanations And now it will be more real-life explanations. Once people become celebrities,

Many go through phases of calorie-restrictive diets. Unlike many of you, They often are unable to eat regularly. Of course, they must avoid nutrition deficiency, So they fill up on the minimum, healthiest nutrition While lowering their calorie intake,

Which decreases inflammation in their bodies. Also, the cells are reactivated And actively repair dysfunctional cells. It's one of the benefits of intermittent fasting. As many celebrities fast for long periods, There is relatively less inflammation

And toxins formed in their bodies. So Both their livers and organs are healthy So their complexion becomes brighter. I think the effect of toxin removal is the most vital. The next is skin care in clinics.

I mentioned the three mechanisms. Get glutathione shots, Get vitamin C shots, And take vitamin C and tranexamic acid regularly. Of course, consult with an expert about these medications. Additionally,

Chemical peels, electrophoresis absorption, and lasers If these are used together, Your skin will definitely become brighter. Also, the most important thing among these factors.. These people are very busy, So they don't have time to be out in the sun.

That's one reason that their skin becomes brighter. Eating whatever you want, Spending time outside, Not wearing sunscreen, Staying up all night playing games, Staying up watching dramas,

Coming home from the club without washing up And sleeping in your makeup... All of these things, If you don't improve everything comprehensively, Your skin won't become brighter. At first,

When people asked me to brighten their skin It was burdensome because It was a matter of perfectly aligning all these factors Which is the most important factor of all. Everyone, if you want brighter skin, You must control these factors

And Visit our clinic two times a week to get brighter skin. Up until now, we've discussed The facts and myths about brightening. This has been Dermatologist Dr. Ogana. Thank you.

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