Melasma treatment

[Enigma54]

Has anyone treated melasma successfully, using hydroquinone, Azeliac acid, or something else?

I have loads of pigmentation on my forehead, cheeks, upper lip and bridge of nose and it looks awful.

I’m also on permanent chemotherapy, so mindful of what I put on my face.

Many thanks.

My husband bought me an LED mask from Lux Skin (was only about £50) so decided to give the yellow light a go and it massively helped. Hasn't completely gotten rid of it but I'm a lot less self conscious.

Decided to treat myself to a much more expensive and powerful mask at the end of last year as I thought it might help even more but it actually bought the melasma back very quickly so have gone back to the cheap one to get rid of it again.

What % hydroquinone did you use from dermatica. I have fairly sensitive skin and that’s the only thing which puts me off using it. That said, I am desperate to get shot of this melasma. Even if I can just get it to fade a bit, would be something.

How does the LED mask work?

I’m not sure but each colour light has a different benefit and green and yellow are good for pigmentation. I use it for 30 minutes 3-4 times a week after cleansing my face.

This is the one:

https://share.google/CHK9aHvjMHOIORqz2

Thanks. Definitely worth investigating. How bad was your melasma before you used the LED light?

It was pretty bad as it was really patchy on my forehead. I can still see it when I look for it but it’s not the first thing I see when I look in the mirror any more which is nice.

I used 4% Hydroquinone. It took a few months to clear up completely so I covered it with make up until then. My skin did peel at first so I used Nivea Creme in the blue tub as a night cream. I swear by it, it's so good and I still use it now. I also had a sunspot on my cheek thar vanished completely and has never come back. My melasma was pretty bad, over most of my forehead and a bit under my eyebrows.