nemoci-sympt/DERMATOLOGIE/pigmentace-pokozky/chloasma-melasma/zlepsujici-podpurne-vlivy
Intense Pulsed Light therapy
- Utilizes certain wave lengths of light to target and remove pigmented areas of skin [4]
Azelaic acid
- Under dermatologist supervision can help reduce pigmentation
- May be take a few months of treatment to see improvement [1]
- Cream appears to work by slowing down or stopping the production of pigment [4]
Bleaching cream
- Under dermatologist supervision can help reduce pigmentation
- May be take a few months of treatment to see improvement [1]
Chemical peels
- Liquid solutions applied to the skin
- Mild chemical burn, similar to sunburn
- Over time, the burned layers peel off, leaving fresh, new skin
- Vary in strength
Glycolic acid
- Among the mildest
- Has a lower risk of causing scarring or skin discoloration
Stop using skin care products that irritate the skin
- May worsen melasma [1]
Hydroquinone (HQ)
- Most commonly used pfr local depigmentation [2]
- Cream that takes pigment out of the skin
- Blocks the natural chemical process that leads to the creation of melanin
- Type of vitamin A
- Increase the rate at which dead skin cells fall off and new ones appear
- Makes the melasma patch fade more quickly as the pigmented cells are shed [4]
Pigment laser
- Under dermatologist supervision can help reduce pigmentation
- May be take a few months of treatment to see improvement [1]
Muscadine grape and blackcurrant stably
- Antimicrobial
- Modulate skin hyperpigmentation via tyrosinase inhibition
- Increasingly sought in the cosmetic industry.
Protect the affected areas from the sun
- Sunscreen every day
- Reapply it every 2 hours to achieve so
- May not give you all the protection you need
- Wide-brimmed hat when you are outside together with sunscreen [1]
Sunscreens containing physical blockers
- Preferred over chemical blockers
- Titanium dioxide
- Zinc oxide
- Broader protection [2]
- High-protection-factor sunscreen
- Reduces the intensity of the disease in 50%
- Decreases its incidence during pregnancy in more than 90% [4]
Topical retinoids
- Under dermatologist supervision can help reduce pigmentation
- May be take a few months of treatment to see improvement [1]
Vitamín C
Reference:
- " Na obličej používám jen krém s vitamínem C
- Zmizely mne jaterní skvrny, fleky po vyrážkách...uzaasne"
MVDr. Samohýlová
