Melasma Or Hyperpigmentation

Reasons For Melasma

• Family history of melasma
• Hormones disorder during pregnancy
• Birth control pills
• Hormone replacement therapy(HRT & Progestrone)
• Excessive exposure of sun
• Those with melasma are more likely to have a thyroid disease.
• Melasma may cause by the LED lights from television, laptop, cell phones & tablets.
• During pregnancy estrogen, progesterone & melanocyte-stimulating hormones increases due to which this problem may occur.
• Postmenopausal women are sometimes given progesterone which develops melasma

Treatment

• Azelaic acid
• Kojic acid
• Cysteamine Cream
• Ascorbic acid
• Methimazole
• Tranexamic acid
• Glutathione
• Soybean extract