Knowing Melasma

Melasma is a condition of skin discoloration which is characterized by irregular brown spots usually found on the face, particularly on areas such as cheeks, forehead, chin and nose. It can affect anyone, but more commonly women than men because nine out of ten people who suffer are due to women.Causes of melasma is genetics and changes in hormone levels, which explains why pregnant women, those on the pill and hormones replacement therapy are associated with this condition. Besides this, the people of brown skin, such as Asians and Latin Americans are more susceptible to Melasma because the melanocytes (cells that produce melanin) are more active than those with lighter skin tone is a dominant factor exposure. Sun in triggering this condition, where the UV rays stimulate the melanocytes in the skin, causing them to produce more melanin, which leads to obscuration. To protect yourself by using sunscreen, you prevent damage to your skin.Other regarding cosmetics, Melasma does not cause health problems. For treatment, see a dermatologist for prescription creams and careful monitoring of the condition. Those who use bleaching creams, chemical peels, laser treatment can be helpful but sometimes complications may arise and further exacerbate condition.As they say, prevention is better than cure. The key to prevention is to avoid the sun and apply sunscreen when outdoors, the sun, even when there is not. It is not under your control if you are genetically predisposed to it, but at least do everything possible to minimize and reduce the appearance of melasma. [EXTRACT] Melasma is a discoloration of the skin condition, which can be caused by irregular brown spots usually on the face, characterized in particular in areas such as cheeks, forehead, chin and nose. It can affect anyone, but more often women than men, given that nine out of ten people who suffer from it are women.Causes of melasma by genetic factors and changes in hormone levels, which may explain why pregnant women, people of the pill contraceptive and hormone replacement therapy in this state are related. Besides this, the people of brown skin, such as Asians and Hispanics are more susceptible to Melasma because the melanocytes (cells that produce melanin) more active than those with fair skin are exposure tone.Sun is a dominant factor in triggering this condition, where the UV rays stimulate melanocytes, would cause more melanin door darkening of the skin to produce. To protect yourself by using sunscreen, which prevents damage done to your skin.Other the areas of cosmetics, Melasma does not cause other health problems. For treatment, see a dermatologist for prescription creams and careful monitoring of the condition. Those who use bleaching creams, chemical peels can be a laser treatment may be useful, but sometimes complications may occur and further aggravate condition.As they say, prevention is better than cure. The key to the prevention is to avoid the sun and use sunscreen when outdoors, even if it is not as it is not in the control, if it is genetically predisposed to it, but at least do everything possible to reduce to minimum and reduce the occurrence of melasma.