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Melasma guides: living with patches that keep returning
Ten guides to melasma and the pigmentation it leaves, written for someone looking at their own face rather than studying dermatology.
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10 guides
- The Brown Patches on My Face: What Melasma Actually IsWhat it is
- Why the Patches Come Back After They FadeRelapse
- What Sets Melasma Off: Sun, Visible Light, Heat and HormonesTriggers
- Can I Just Leave My Melasma Alone?The decision
- Where Do I Start With Melasma, and How Far Should I Go?Treatment ladder
- What a Skincare Routine Can and Cannot Do About MelasmaAt home
- What the Different Lightening Ingredients Can and Cannot DoSubstance classes
- Peels and Laser for Melasma, and When Light Makes It WorseProcedures
- Melasma Year by Year: What Keeping It Lighter Actually TakesThe long term
- The Habits That Leave Melasma DarkerWhat makes it worse
Melasma cannot be cured — but it can be managed.
An assessment confirms the diagnosis, identifies your triggers, and sets out what treatment can realistically do and what maintenance will have to look like. We will say plainly that melasma relapses.