These are all good questions to ask your doctor before your Fraxel laser treatment. The answers to these depend on a lot of factors. Questions your doctor may have could include the...
I hear your concern and share it. You didn’t mention where you live but since you mention summer, I’m thinking you live in a more four season climate. People who...
In general, estrogens in particular, more than progesterones or testosterone, make melasma worse. I have a couple of thoughts for you though. At the recent Paris conference (IMCAS 2012) there...
I recently returned from the IMCAS European conference on skin that was in Paris. There were excellent talks on pigmentation problems. There were several good points that were made. One...
I hope I’m wrong, but I’m very suspicious of this company – Mesoestetic. First, it’s difficult to find out much about them. Their website constantly asks the user for information...
Melasma is one of the most difficult problems that Dermatologists face today because, at this point in time, as you all know, there is no true cure for it. There...
First, generally this isn’t referred to as melasma because it isn’t caused by the interaction of female hormones and light exposure. Other causes can include genetic (other people in your family may...
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