Melasma- (Alternative Names Chloasma, Mask of pregnancy, Pregnancy mask)

Melasma is an acquired hypermelanosis of sun-exposed areas. Melasma presents as symmetrically distributed hyperpigmented macules. Areas that receive excessive sun exposure, including the cheeks, the upper lip, the chin, and the forehead, are the most common locations.Chloasma is a synonymous term sometimes used to describe the occurrence of melasma during pregnancy.

 

Causes-

Melasma is a very common skin disorder. It is most common in young women with brownish skin tone, but it can affect anyone. Melasma is often associated with the female hormones estrogen and progesterone.

It is common in:

  • Pregnant women
  • Women taking birth control pills (oral contraceptives)
  • Women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during menopause.
  • Being in the sun makes melasma more likely to develop.

 

Symptoms

The skin color changes are most often an even brown color. They usually appear on the cheeks, forehead, nose, or upper lip. Dark patches are usually symmetrical (matching on both sides of the face).

 

Melasma treatment

Our medicines have shown great results in cases of melasma or chloasma . They help to get rid of the problem from its root slowly and gradually.In allopathic treatment only creams are used to treat the condition and the internal problem is overlooked. The melasma spots may become lighter temporarily but they come back and can be even worse with these creams and lotions.Homeopathy & herbal treatment concurs that skin disorders are to be treated from within. A well-prescribed medicine not only takes care of hyper pigmentation but also treats as a whole and improves general health as well.

Our medicines are selected after a full individualizing examination and case analysis, which includes the medical history of the patient, physical and mental constitution, genetic predisposition, mental stress, hormonal imbalances, sun exposure, nutritional deficiency, poor immune system and so on.

Our treatment, which gets to the root of the problem will reinforce the immune system and gradually restore the pigmented spots to the normal skin color. The medicines restore the hormonal imbalance and control the excessive production of melanin. Our treatment will not inhibit the natural process of the skin's melanin production. It will act on melanocytes to produce less melanin naturally thus strengthening the skin cells to stay healthy and remove excessive melanin in the skin. This improves the quality (texture) of skin, blemishes disappear and further discoloration of skin stops and assuring the patient of not facing the similar problem in future.Our remedies are natural, gentle, harmless and easy to take.