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Melasma Come Back with Sun Exposure?
asked 1 year ago by pilejake in alabama
Latest answer by Mark Taylor, MD
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My melasma is fading since i stopped taking birth control, will it come back if i go into the sun?
2 answers to Melasma Come Back with Sun Exposure?
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Effective long term treatment of melasma requires an effective short-term treatment and a long-term maintenance program of skin
In my hands, the best treatment for melasma involves an aggressive short term treatment to get rid of the pigment and then a long-term skin maintenance program to keep the pigment away. Short I recommend two or more treatments with the Fraxel Restore 1550nm laser spaced about two weeks apart. In between Fraxel Restore Laser treatments, I recommend using the Cosmion Iontophoretic Rejuvenating Mask three times a week for one hour each treatment. This mask infuses 20% ascorbyl...
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Mark Taylor, MD
Salt Lake City Dermatologic Surgeon
Salt Lake City Dermatologic Surgeon
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YES-- for certain!
Melasma is often an inherited condition and few people ever get permanent resolution. Treaments give benefit, but estrogen and sun exposure will quickly cause a relapse. No sun, retinoids and antioxidants are the best prevention and Triluma with Jessner peels or Fraxel 1927nm best treatments, in my opinion.
