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Is BBL an Effective Melasma Treatment?

Is BBL (broadband light) an effective treatment for melasma and other brown spots?

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What Effect Does Sun Exposure Have on Melasma?

While on vacation at my in laws beach house in North Carolina and also while in Antigua I noticed I was getting brown patches that looked like a...

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Could Melasma Be Stress-Related?

What started off as a small brown spot on my forehead a couple of years ago has now become a large very dark brown square with 2 smudges either side...

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Common Triggers of Melasma?

What triggers the appearance of melasma spots? It is sun exposure or purely a genetic disposition?

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How is Melasma Diagnosed?

How does a dermatologist diagnose melasma?  Is a biopsy required?

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Suggestion for Treatment of Melasma from Pregnancy?

I have tried lightening creams, chemical peels, and microdermabrasion for melasma (brown spots from pregnancy) and nothing is working....

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Lamprobe Treatment of Skin Tags and Brown Spots?

I visited a spa on Dec. 21 to use a Groupon that I had purchased for Lamprobe treatment of skin tags and brown spots. I was told the brown spots she...

After Having a Lamprobe Treatment for Brown Spots, the Spot is Now Red. How Long Will It Stay Red? (photo)

It's difficult to even tell if it worked since the red is so much darker than the brown spot. Thank you :)

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