Melasma or chloasma is a skin condition that usually affects woman during pregnancy. Dark patches appear on the nose, cheeks and forehead and because of this mask-like appearance, it is commonly known as ‘mask of pregnancy’. Melasma is caused by excess oestrogen in the system so it can also affect woman taking hormonal contraceptives or hormone replacement medication.
There are many effective treatments for melasma available including skin lightening creams and laser surgery. Melasma usually begins to fade after pregnancy or when women stop taking the hormonal medication but it can take several months to completely disappear so a helping hand comes in the form of skin lightening treatments.
Protect your skin from the sun
Melasma is caused when the female sex hormone, oestrogen, stimulates melanocytes (cells responsible for producing pigment or melanin) to produce more of it in areas where the skin is exposed to the sun so it is essential to wear adequate sun protection at all times and especially during pregnancy. By taking precautions from the early stages of pregnancy, it is possible to avoid having to treat melasma later. Even if you are treating melasma, be sure to use a good sunscreen throughout or your skin lightening efforts will be unrewarded.
Treatments for Melasma
Treating melasma does not have to be difficult or expensive, there are many skin lightening treatments available to suit every pocket. The most common is treatment for melasma is skin lightening cream. There are so many available and the each make grand promises so how do you know which one to choose? It is essential that you go for one that is safe and the best way to do this is to choose a cream that is made with natural ingredients or naturally derived products. Kojic acid, vitamin C and arbutin are examples of some natural skin lightening ingredients that you should look out for. Skin lightening creams take anywhere from 2 weeks to several months to show results depending on which one you go for but it is considerably faster than allowing melasma to fade on its own.
How About Laser Treatment?
Laser skin resurfacing is an effective treatment for melasma and in many cases you can see results after a single treatment but before you can decide if laser treatment would be effective for you or not, a dermatologist needs to determine whether the melasma is superficial or at a deeper level. Some types of treatment work only for one and not the other and your hyperpigmentation could worsen if the wrong treatment is chosen.
The majority of people suffering from melasma opt for a skin lightening cream as a solution simply because of ease of use. It is, however, important to remember that many melasma treatments cannot be used during pregnancy. It is always best to wait until after you have given birth and to speak to your dermatologist if you have any concerns.
Melasma sufferers that have used Meladerm Skin Lightener have reported great success in fading the dark patches. Meladerm contains no harmful ingredients such as hydroquinone and mercury, only natural ingredients. Results can be seen in as little as 2 weeks and there is a 30 day money back guarantee, so what are you waiting for? Order now and try it out!
a person is suffering from melasma but she is not pregnant she has very big children about 18 of age
Same here… had a child 23 years ago, was never on oral contraceptives… have been wearing sunscreen for years….. although not in my teens or early 20s.
Also was never on hormonal replacement therapy either.