Melasma: Treatment, Causes & Prevention - Cleveland Clinic
2020年7月27日 · If you have melasma you’re probably experiencing light brown, dark brown and/or blue-gray patches on your skin. They can appear as flat patches or freckle-like spots. Commonly affected areas include your face, including the cheeks, upper lip and forehead, as well as the forearms.
Melasma: Causes, symptoms, pictures & treatment - Medical News Today
2023年10月26日 · Melasma causes dark patches to form on the skin, most often on the face. While these skin changes are harmless, some people may find them bothersome. Treatment is effective for some people.
Causes of Melasma and How to Treat It - Verywell Health
2024年5月6日 · Melasma is a harmless skin condition that causes dark patches and spots, usually on the face. It is commonly triggered by hormones (such as during pregnancy) and sun exposure. For some people, the condition may go away on its own.
Melasma: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments - Healthline
2023年5月4日 · Melasma causes patches of discoloration. The patches are darker than your usual skin color. It typically occurs on the face and is symmetrical, with matching marks on both sides of the face.
Dark Spots on Face (Melasma): Causes and Treatment - Health
2024年5月26日 · Melasma causes dark spots on the face, usually appearing on the cheeks, chin, forehead, nose, and upper lip. People may still notice melasma on their jawline, neck, and arms.
Melasma: Overview - American Academy of Dermatology
2022年2月15日 · Women who have medium to dark skin tones are most likely to develop melasma. When melasma appears, it can cause tan, brown, grayish brown, or bluish gray patches and freckle-like spots. These usually appear on certain areas of face like the cheeks, forehead, chin, and even above the upper lip.
Melasma (facial pigmentation) - DermNet
Melasma presents as bilateral, asymptomatic, light-to-dark brown macules or patches with irregular borders. Distinct patterns include: Centrofacial — forehead, cheeks, nose, upper lip (sparing the philtrum); 50-80% of presentations. Malar — cheeks, nose. Mandibular — jawline, chin. Erythosis pigmentosa faciei — reddened or inflamed.
Everything You Need to Know About Melasma - WebMD
2024年7月12日 · Darker patches on your face or neck can be a sign of melasma. You’ll need a doctor to help you find out if it’s melasma or something else. Hyperpigmentation on your skin might be due to...
Melasma (chloasma) Guide: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment …
2024年9月20日 · Melasma is a skin condition characterized by darker patches of skin, known as hyperpigmentation. These patches most commonly appear on the face, especially the forehead, cheeks, and upper lip. The patches are usually symmetrical …
Unmasking the causes and treatments of melasma - Harvard Health
2020年10月13日 · The first step in treating melasma is confirming with a dermatologist that your darkened skin patches are indeed melasma, and determining what's causing it. Treating melasma is unlikely to be effective if the underlying cause isn't addressed, says Dr. Kourosh.
Melasma on Dark Skin: Appearance, Diagnosis, Management
2024年8月13日 · Melasma is a skin pigmentation disorder characterized by dark spots and patches on the face and other skin often exposed to the sun. While it can affect all people, people with darker skin have a significantly higher risk of developing this discoloration, and women represent up to 90% of cases.
Melasma: Signs and symptoms - American Academy of Dermatology
2022年2月15日 · Melasma causes patches and spots that are darker than your natural skin color. This woman has melasma on her cheek, chin, above her upper lip, and next to her ear. Melasma develops on both sides of the face. If you have melasma on your cheeks, you’ll see patches or spots on both cheeks, as shown here.
Melasma: Diagnosis and treatment - American Academy of Dermatology
2022年2月15日 · Sun protection: Sunlight causes the skin to make more pigment, which can darken existing melasma and cause new patches. Your dermatologist will tell you how to protect your skin from the sun. This often involves wearing a wide-brimmed hat while outdoors, seeking shade, and applying a broad-spectrum sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher) throughout the day.
What Causes Melasma on Your Face, and How Can You Treat It? - SELF
2023年8月29日 · Melasma on the face is a frustrating skin issue. Here, dermatologists detail the most common causes and the best treatment options for fading those dark patches.
Melasma: What are the best treatments? - Harvard Health
2022年7月11日 · It is commonly seen on the face, and appears as dark spots and patches with irregular borders. Melasma is not physically harmful, but studies have shown that it can lead to psychological problems and poorer quality of life due to the changes it …
Melasma Treatment: Home Remedies, Prescriptions, & Procedures
2023年8月24日 · Procedures. Melasma treatments include over-the-counter skincare products that brighten or exfoliate and prescription medications such as topical hydroquinone. It is important to remember, however, that melasma, a condition that causes dark or uneven patches on the face and other areas of the skin, isn't harmful.
Melasma: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention - Skinsight
2024年6月14日 · Melasma is a common disorder that causes dark patches, often on sun-exposed areas of the face. The brown patches of melasma worsen in response to increases of the hormone estrogen, such as during pregnancy or with the use of birth control pills. Other medications, such as antiseizure medications, may also cause melasma.
Dark patches on the face may be melasma - Harvard Health
2018年10月19日 · Harvard Health Blog. Dark patches on the face may be melasma. October 19, 2018. By Kelly Bilodeau, Former Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch. You may have heard melasma referred to as "the mask of pregnancy," because it is sometimes triggered by an increase in hormones in pregnant women.
Melasma on black skin: Causes, treatment, and more - Medical News Today
2023年4月27日 · Melasma is a common form of hyperpigmentation that causes dark skin patches to develop on the face and other areas of the body commonly exposed to sunlight. Possible causes of melasma include sun...
Melasma Laser Treatment: Pros, Cons, and Effectiveness - Verywell …
2022年11月11日 · Melasma is a common skin condition that appears as dark, blotchy spots and patches. It occurs most often on the face and other areas of skin exposed to the sun. Women, particularly those with darker skin tones between ages …
Topical tranexamic acid as a promising treatment for melasma
Melasma is a common acquired dermatitis of light to dark brown macules and patches involving the sun-exposed areas of the face and neck. This disease is commonly observed in women. Men represent only 10% of cases; however, the clinicohistologic characteristics of the disease are same in both sexes.[ 1 ]