Treatments for melasma

Chloasma is very distressing for many female friends, especially those who have many chloasma on their faces. For most women, they usually love beauty, but the appearance of melasma just hinders their beauty. So when they develop chloasma, they will usually remove it as soon as possible. So, what are the specific treatments for melasma?

In fact, everyone should know that there are many reasons that cause chloasma in our real life, and many of them are unknown to us, so many times, our treatment of chloasma is not very effective, so we must persist in the treatment of chloasma. So, let’s talk specifically about the treatment methods for melasma.

There is no satisfactory treatment. If the cause of the disease is found, try to eliminate it. Chloasma caused by birth control pills should be stopped, but it may not disappear in the short term.

1. Local treatment

(1) Topical medications are 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) Exfoliation 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 Mask therapy includes simple mask, mask cream massage and inverted mask. 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.

As can be seen from the above, the general treatments for melasma include: local treatment, peeling therapy, mask treatment, laser treatment, etc. Of course, systemic treatment is still needed when necessary. There is no other way. It mainly depends on the individual's condition. Therefore, when chloasma appears on our body, we can consider the above methods for treatment.