elasma is a skin condition characterized by brown or blue-gray patches or freckle-like spots. It’s often called the “mask of pregnancy.” There are two main causes of melasma: radiation, whether ultraviolet, visible light, or infrared (heat) light; and hormones.
Ultraviolet and infrared radiation from the sun are key in making melasma worse. Other possible causes of melasma include:
Contraceptive therapy (birth control): Melasma has been observed in individuals who use oral contraceptive pills that contain estrogen and progesterone.
Estrogen- Diethylstilbestrol is a synthetic (man-made) form of the hormone estrogen. It’s often used in treatments for prostate cancer. Again, there’s a pattern between increased estrogen and melasma
Hypothyroidism: A condition where your thyroid is underactive
LED Screens: Melasma may be caused by the LED lights from your television, laptop, cell phone and tablet
Pregnancy: It is unclear why “the mask of pregnancy” happens to pregnant women
SYMPTOMS OF MELASMA
Melasma causes patches of discoloration. The patches are darker than your usual skin color. It typically occurs on the face and is symmetrical, with matching marks on both sides of the
face. Other areas of your body that are often exposed to sun can also develop melasma.
Brownish colored patches usually appear on the:
- cheeks
- forehead
- bridge of the nose
- chin ,It can also occur on the neck and forearms. The skin discoloration doesn’t do any physical harm, but you may feel self-conscious about the way it looks
ROLE OF HOMEOPATHY –
When Melasma is concerned there are many effective medicines are available in Homoeopathy, but the selection depends upon the individuality of the patient, considering the
mental and physical symptoms.
The medicines for facial pigmentation are Sepia Officinalis, Pulsatilla Nigricans, Cadmium Sulphuratum, Berberis Aquifolium, Sulphur, Psorinum, Lachesis Muta, and Thuja Occidentalis