24/09/2022
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๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ?
Melasma appears most commonly on your cheeks, nose, chin, above the upper lip and the forehead. It sometimes affects your arms, neck and back.
In fact, melasma can affect any part of your skin that is exposed to sunlight.
๐๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐?
Melasma is a very common skin disorder, especially among pregnant women. 15% to 50% of pregnant women get it.
Between 1.5% and 33% of the population may get melasma and it happens more often during a womanโs reproductive years, and rarely happens during puberty.
It usually starts between 20 and 40 years of age.
๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐?
Fairer-skinned people are less likely to be affected by melasma than those with darker brown skin or those who tan well.
Women are more likely to get melasma than men: about 10% of those who get melasma are men, 90% women. Pregnant women get melasma more often than anyone else.
Youโre also at risk if you take oral contraceptives and hormones.
๐๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐?
Melasma causes light brown, dark brown, and/or bluish patches or freckle-like spots on your skin.
Sometimes the patches can become red or inflamed. Melasma appears in six locations or a combination of locations on your skin.
If you have any questions about the skin, please leave a comment and we will answer it in part 2!
