Melasma

There is not a long lasting treatment for melasma, ongoing care with skin care products and interval laser treatments is the best current option.

Yes, it usually returns after significant sun exposure in almost all patients.

No, melasma is not caused by an infection, we believe a combination of genetic and environmental factors play a role in it’s development.

No, melasma is more than just pigmentation.

A very specific laser is required to treat deep pigmentation in melasma. We do not recommend IPL treatments as it may worsen the condition very easily.

Yes, it is entirely possible however we do not know why it occurs in the first place.

Melasma may never fade once it has begun. We have strategies to reduce the appearance of the lesion with skin care and laser treatments.

Unfortunately we do not have a cure, but we have treatments that can lighten the pigmentation.

Melasma is a difficult treatment to cure and/or lighten. Laser therapy usually leaves the skin slightly red for a day but that is all.

Yes, that is entirely possible. Many women have experienced Melasma only during their pregnancies, and then witnessed it vanishing as soon as the baby was born. That is unfortunately not the case [...]