I have melasma on my forehead. For the past week I've been using Tri-luma at night, and my skin seems to be tolerating it completely. In fact, I use more than a pea size b/c my skin tolerates it so well. Almost too well. I'm worried it's not enough b/c today I can see it's not better and possibly a pinch worse. Would using obagi hydroquinone 4% in the morning be contraindicative or will it complement my melasma treatment?
December 27, 2014
Answer: Use of Tri-Luma and Obagi Tri-Luma contains Hydroquinone, a steroid and Retin-A. Using Hydroquinone in the morning also is actually a good idea. The part that is not a good idea is trying to treat melasma on your own or out of books or off the internet. Had you been seeing someone, you would know that treatment of melasma takes many months and that you should be seeing only the first reactions of the body to the reagents at a week. This reaction always looks worse than the original. In my opinion, the absolute best treatment for melasma is the whole Obagi Nu-Derm system. This uses hydroquinone 3 ways to attack the pigment at three levels in the skin. It does take 10-18 weeks to really see results and, sometimes, requires a peel at the end of that time. See a physician with significant experience with use of the Obagi system and treatment of melasma and other skin conditions. If they try to put you on less than the whole system without a good reason. see someone else.
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December 27, 2014
Answer: Use of Tri-Luma and Obagi Tri-Luma contains Hydroquinone, a steroid and Retin-A. Using Hydroquinone in the morning also is actually a good idea. The part that is not a good idea is trying to treat melasma on your own or out of books or off the internet. Had you been seeing someone, you would know that treatment of melasma takes many months and that you should be seeing only the first reactions of the body to the reagents at a week. This reaction always looks worse than the original. In my opinion, the absolute best treatment for melasma is the whole Obagi Nu-Derm system. This uses hydroquinone 3 ways to attack the pigment at three levels in the skin. It does take 10-18 weeks to really see results and, sometimes, requires a peel at the end of that time. See a physician with significant experience with use of the Obagi system and treatment of melasma and other skin conditions. If they try to put you on less than the whole system without a good reason. see someone else.
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