Chloasma: What Is It, Symptoms, Treatment - Osmosis
2023年12月29日 · Chloasma can be treated with a combination of skin-lightening agents, chemical peels, and laser or light-based therapies. It is also important to maintain strict sun protection by avoiding unnecessary sun exposure, using broad spectrum sunscreens, and wearing wide-brimmed hats to protect the face from the sun.
Melasma: Diagnosis and treatment - American Academy of Dermatology
2022年2月15日 · If you decide to treat melasma, your dermatologist will create a treatment plan tailored to your needs. This means your plan will consider your skin tone, how deeply the melasma reaches into your skin, and any melasma triggers you may have. Sunlight, taking birth control pills, and even stress can trigger melasma. The goals of treatment are to:
Melasma (facial pigmentation) - DermNet
Dermal melasma is defined by: Treatment: usually has a poor response. Mixed melasma is the most common type, and is defined by: Treatment usually shows a partial improvement. See more melasma images. What are the complications of melasma? Melasma can have a severe impact on quality of life due to its visibility. How is melasma diagnosed?
Melasma: Treatment, Causes & Prevention - Cleveland Clinic
2020年7月27日 · Melasma is a skin condition characterized by brown or blue-gray patches or freckle-like spots. It’s often called the “mask of pregnancy.” Melasma happens because of overproduction of the cells that make the color of your skin. It is common, harmless and some treatments may help. Melasma usually fades after a few months.
Melasma (chloasma) Guide: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment …
Several treatments are available to help reduce or eliminate melasma patches: Hydroquinone: A topical cream that reduces pigment production, helping to lighten the skin. Tretinoin: A vitamin A derivative that accelerates skin cell turnover, helping to shed pigmented cells more quickly.
Melasma: What are the best treatments? - Harvard Health
2022年7月11日 · In most patients a combination therapy is needed for treatment for melasma. A common choice is the combination of hydroquinone with a retinoid that increases skin cell turnover and a steroid that decreases skin inflammation. Oral medications, including tranexamic acid, are usually considered in more severe melasma cases.
Causes of Melasma and How to Treat It - Verywell Health
2024年5月6日 · Although it's medically harmless, for many people the discoloration is a cause of embarrassment so it is common to seek treatment. Melasma is also called chloasma or the mask of pregnancy. This article discusses melasma symptoms, causes and risk factors, and potential treatment options for this skin condition.
Melasma Causes, Types, Symptoms, Cream, Medication & Treatment
2023年4月25日 · Melasma is a patchy brown discoloration of the skin on the face. When it occurs in pregnancy, it's called chloasma. Read about causes, signs, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis.
Melasma (Chloasma) - Harvard Health
2024年10月3日 · Protection from the sun is a necessary part of treatment of melasma. For example, women who are pregnant or who take a hormone medication and avoid the sun are less likely to develop melasma than are those who spend a lot of time in the sun. Darker patches of skin appear on the forehead, temples, cheeks, or above the upper lip.
Melasma (Chloasma) - First Derm
Melasma, previously known as chloasma, presents as gray-brown, irregularly shaped, persistent spots on the face. This is also a ‘photoaging’ condition, which means sun damage is causing your skin to age prematurely. Melanocytes are important to produce the pigment ‘melanin’ which gives the color to your skin.
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