Melasma It’s not going away anytime soon... It’s a marathon! It’s chronic! So just plan your year and repeat You’ll get better at prevention and get tired of paying 🤑when you don’t! . In my practice, these are my seasons. Basically, I won’t waste your money doing procedures in the spring/summer. During the recovery period, when your skin is fresh and new and slightly pink, more sun exposure makes melasma WORSE, so unless you have money to burn before your beach vaca, just wait!! SUMMER Cream season . Ingredients: AHA, BHA, lactic Kojic acid Tranexamic acid Retinols, retinoids Licorice Hydroquinone Resorcinol C, B3 Phytic acid . . FALL/WINTER Peel season . TCA, AHA, BHA resorcinol Lactic, Jessners So many protocols!!! Microneedling . . WINTER laser season- last resort! . Melasma is LIGHT BASED LASERS ARE LIGHT!!! So there can be huge rebound Or make it much WORSE! Pico Qs-ND:YAG PDL (vascular) IPL Non ablative fractionated . . SPRING/SUMMER AND ALL YEAR LONG! Prevention season: . See prior posts part 1 and 2 . . See your board certified dermatologist for prescriptions oral and topical, special compounds, protocols, and procedures . . Derms!? Did I miss anything? Derms in Key West and Miami? Y’all don’t have seasons, so I feel for ya and that education!!! #sunavoidance #sun #melasma #maskofpregnancy #pregnant #birthcontrolpills #birthcontrol #hormones #brownspots #freckles #derm #dermatology #skindoc #skin #skincareroutine #Sunscreen #healthyskin #fadecream #skincare