Melasma TREATMENT (version 1.0)
Where is the pigment?
Pigmentation is likely to be in all layers of the skin. From superficial to deep.
What's is the cause?
Causes include sun exposure and hormones.
How do I prevent it from getting worse?
Sun protection is important.
Treatment is aimed at control not cure.
1. Pigmentation at the surface may be controlled with cream. Use topicals to reduce pigment production.
2. Deeper pigments may be helped with skin peels.
3. Deepest pigments will require laser treatments. Lasers can reach the pigments in all level of the skin.
What about laser?
But there are significant risks.
Recovery time in darker skin patients are longer.
We need to go slow and test patch is needed with lasers.
For high risk group, we recommend using topical first.
Before you have laser treatment, you ought to take into consideration of the side effects, the cost, the time and also possibility of recurrence of the condition you’re treating.
Pigmentation is likely to be in all layers of the skin. From superficial to deep.
What's is the cause?
Causes include sun exposure and hormones.
How do I prevent it from getting worse?
Sun protection is important.
Treatment is aimed at control not cure.
1. Pigmentation at the surface may be controlled with cream. Use topicals to reduce pigment production.
2. Deeper pigments may be helped with skin peels.
3. Deepest pigments will require laser treatments. Lasers can reach the pigments in all level of the skin.
What about laser?
But there are significant risks.
Recovery time in darker skin patients are longer.
We need to go slow and test patch is needed with lasers.
For high risk group, we recommend using topical first.
Before you have laser treatment, you ought to take into consideration of the side effects, the cost, the time and also possibility of recurrence of the condition you’re treating.