Common symptoms of melasma

We also call chloasma liver spots. Chloasma generally appears on the face, especially on the faces of female friends. Many female friends are very anxious once they suffer from chloasma, because chloasma not only destroys the appearance of female friends but also brings psychological pressure. Therefore, we need to have a deep understanding of chloasma, which will help prevent and treat chloasma.

So far, we still don’t know much about the cause of chloasma, so female friends should be very careful about the occurrence of chloasma. However, we can understand some common symptoms of chloasma and deal with them in a timely manner once these symptoms appear.

Common symptoms of melasma

The lesions are yellow-brown or dark brown patches, which are often symmetrically distributed on the cheeks and cheeks, and may also affect the periorbital area, forehead, upper lip and nose, with obvious edges. No subjective symptoms or systemic discomfort. The depth of pigmentation is related to season, sun exposure, and endocrine factors. Mental stress, staying up late and fatigue can aggravate skin lesions.

Treatment of Melasma

1. Local treatment

(1) Topical medications

It is the simplest and most commonly used treatment method. Topical tyrosinase inhibitor ointment, such as 5% hydroquinone cream, 2-4% kojic acid cream and 3% arbutin. There are different degrees of therapeutic effects after application. This type of drug is an antioxidant and is easily oxidized in air and sunlight. It should be stored in a sealed container and away from light. In recent years, some people have reported the use of 0.1% retinoic acid ointment to treat chloasma, and topical glucocorticoids also have certain therapeutic effects.

(2) Peeling therapy

Topical application of trichloroacetic acid solution can exfoliate the epidermis and remove pigmentation spots. Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy can cause the epidermis to freeze and necrotize and then peel off to remove pigments. Grinding surgery uses a grinding head to grind off a layer of the epidermis to achieve the purpose of removing pigments. After the operation, apply sunscreen after the wound heals, otherwise it is easy to relapse after sun exposure.

(3) Mask therapy

Facial mask therapy includes simple facial mask, facial mask cream massage and inverted mask method. Among them, the inverted mask method has been widely used in the treatment of chloasma and has achieved satisfactory results. Facial mask molding therapy combines medicine, massage and physical therapy, thus having multiple therapeutic effects. The treatment procedure is: cationic steam facial moisturizing - facial mask cream massage - shaping molding agent molding. The medicinal ingredients of the mask cream play a key role in the treatment of melasma. Currently, there are facial masks for removing pigmentation, facial masks for whitening, and herbal masks for treating chloasma.

(4) Laser or intense pulsed light therapy: Recently, there have been reports that photorejuvenation and Q-switched laser treatment are effective in treating some patients with melasma.

2. Systemic treatment

Vitamin C: To promote hypopigmentation, vitamin C can be used, preferably intravenously.

In the above article, we introduced what chloasma is. We know that chloasma is also called liver spots. Chloasma usually appears on the faces of female friends. Chloasma brings a lot of trouble to female friends. At present, we don’t know much about the cause of chloasma, so there is no best treatment for chloasma. The above article introduces in detail the common symptoms and treatment methods of chloasma.