Cosmelan

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Cosmelan is a chemical peel commonly used to treat facial pigmentation issues like melasma (pregnancy mask) by inhibiting tyrosinase, an enzyme in the melanin formation process.

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Average Price: $600

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spent $580 in Manila, Philippines Updated 1 year ago

I had my c1 end of june, my skin felt "flushed" but firm. after 2 days it started to peel. i was starting to get giddy because my dermatologist highly recommended this treatment.after the 3rd day, i applied a thin layer of c2 on my entire face at night. and continued doing it every... Read more

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spent $200 in India Updated 3 years ago

I am a patient suffering from odema and as a consequence had deep hyperpigmentation.I have already had two cosmelan sittings to treat hyperpigmentation and felt a lot better. I have already had two cosmelan sittings to treat hyperpigmentation. Now my dermatalogist has advised me to undergo... Read more

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spent $700 in United Kingdom, GB Updated 22 days ago

I am of Mediterranean descent - so olive skin - after several pregnancies and aging (I am 45) I developed pigmentation on my face that did not settle down. I was recommended cosmelan by a trusted dermatologists. I went for it. After coming home with the mask on I started to look it up and was... Read more

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spent $550 in kalologie Updated 5 months ago

Just got Cosmelan done for the first time this past Friday. I am half Asian and have hyperpigmentation from taking the pill for many years. Areas of concern are temples and upper lip that seem to darken when exposed to sun. After inquiring about IPL facials, and microdermabrasion, this seemed to... Read more

spent $500 in Oman, OM Updated 7 months ago

I had cosmelan done a week ago in the clinic and had to leave it on for 8 hrs. Next day my face was swollen and red which the Dr said was normal. My skin started peeling on day 2 with very bad redness. I'm still red with slight peeling but alot of itching and tightness! I went back to my Dr on... Read more

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spent $1,200 in Singapore Updated 8 months ago

I just turned 40. Single. Childless. I have recently developed melasma on my right cheek. I suspect that it could be due to the oral contraceptive pills that I started a year ago. After some research, I have decided to go for Cosmelan. Even though it is costly, but the reviews from... Read more

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spent $550 in Hollywood, FL Updated 8 months ago

I developed Melasma when Dr prescribed Lupron contraceptive pill and two months later went to Hawaii without Sunblock at all! Spots started showing like freckles first and then like big brown patches... I tried sooo many things-- you name it (Triluma--$300, Aclaro, etc) but nothing has... Read more

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spent $1,000 in New York, NY Updated 9 months ago

Today is my 3rd day after the mask(cosmelan 1), I got it done in an MD's office in NYC. It was a bit expensive, but there were not that many MDs offer it in NYC. I have to say so far the worse peeling is gone, my face is still red like sun burn, but not as bad as TCA peel. I now can say my... Read more

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spent $950 in Irvine, CA Created 11 months ago

I had a few brown spots on my cheeks an the skin near my right eyes area 4 years ago. I had 3 sessions of IPL because a dermatologist told me that he could remove those brown spots by 2 sessions of IPL(cost $1,500) -- after 2 sessions of IPL, 50% of my face was covered in brown spots/patches...... Read more

spent $445 in New Zealand Updated 1 year ago

I had terrible melasma on 80% of my face. After trying azelaic acid, Obagi, liquorice and differin and Retin A (none worked) I bought cosmelan 1 and 2 off ebay.I bought the new formula NOT the MD version. My Cosmelan had no hydroquinone. I followed the instructions and applied C1 for 10 hours on... Read more

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