Treatments: fading agents +/- microdermabrasion, Fraxel laser, glycolic acid peels
Melasma, often called the mask of pregnancy, is induced by hormones found in pregnancy and certain birth control pills paired with UVA exposure.
It may respond to topical fading agents and must be combined with meticulous use of a broad spectrum UVA filtering sunscreen to reduce chances of recurrence.
Microdermabrasion has been very successful in the treatment of melasma, and now a newer modality, the Fraxel laser, shows promising results. Peels help but as solo treatments are inferior to the other two technologies.
| Patient comments (source: Patient Satisfaction Report) | |
| 2008-09-25 09:13:12 | I thought it was great, especially when compared to other dermatologists I have been to! Very professional and knowledgable. |
| 2008-05-22 16:28:08 | I thought the waiting room was very nice and all the employees were very kind and took their time during the appointment. Our last dernatologist that we visited for the first time made us wait an hour and a halve for a five minute appoitment.....so we were pretty happy this time! |
| 2008-05-12 11:46:06 | Office atmosphere was wonderful, which made the experience that much better. It was nice to see Dr. Ringfeil in a not so hectic setting (like Jefferson Dermatology!) |