What Is Melasma?
Melasma is a common skin problem. It causes brown to gray-brown patches, usually on the face. Most people get it on their cheeks, bridge of their nose, forehead, chin, and above their upper lip. It also can appear on other parts of the body that get lots of sun, such as the forearms and neck.
Your forehead is a common place to get Melasma.
Treatment of Melasma
Melasma can fade on its own. This usually happens when a trigger, such as a pregnancy or birth control pills, causes Melasma. When a woman delivers her baby or stops taking the birth control pills, Melasma can fade.
However, some people have Melasma for years, or even a lifetime. If the Melasma does not go away or a woman wants to keep taking birth control pills, Melasma Treatments are available.
Treatment of Melasma can be divided into 2 main groups :
1:Medicines And Chemical Peels
One of the most common and safest methods to treat Melasma is the use of Chemical Peels :
- Peels like TCA , Glycolic , and Lactic Acid, Tranexamic acid are used.
- Minimum or no downtime.
- Multiple sessions are required for it to show results .
- Completely safe and painless.
2:Laser Toning
The newer approaches to melasma treatment is the use of low energy Q Switch Nd- Yag Laser :
- This is also called Laser Toning .
- Uses low fluence of energy to block the pigment cells.
- Safe and Painless.
- Multiple sittings are required to show results .