Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Melasma: What is it? How to treat it? #shorts

1 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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A board-certified dermatologist describes personal experience with melasma after pregnancy, defines melasma as hormonally and environmentally triggered brown facial patches, and emphasizes it is a chronic, relapsing pigmentation disorder requiring long-term, targeted skincare routines to manage discoloration. Triggers listed include hormones, trauma, sun, heat, pregnancy, and menopause.

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A 39 year old board certified dermatologist. A few years ago, I suffered with melasma after having my baby. So just like her, my skin looked like this and these were not freckles. Melasma is a condition that is triggered by hormones, trauma, sun, heat, pregnancy, menopause, you name it. Where these brown patches just erupt on your face and overnight you literally look like a crypt keeper. And unfortunately, it's a chronic condition that is going to come and go throughout your life. So you're going to have to be on a skincare routine that targets how you produce pigmentation, addressing discoloration for a very long time.