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What's the Best Solution for Melasma for Black Skin?
asked 1 year ago by 8759anon in Boston,MA
Latest answer by Mark Taylor, MD
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Tags: African American
that can be done at home (care w/great results,even if gradual? Meaning something I could easily have access to w/o needing a prescription or treatment from a dermatologist. The sides of my face and neck are much darker than my natural skin tone. I got it all checked out, no illnesses. I told my derm about it but she said the Retina A should help; which it really didn't. (I do use SPF 30 btw w/Mexoryl.)
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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