Melasma Triggers and Care
Melasma care starts with a plan, and the plan starts with your own skin. This page reads one source on what that plan considers, for readers around Cos Cob.
Start with the melasma overview if the term is new to you.
Three things a plan considers
The American Academy of Dermatology says your melasma plan will consider your skin tone, how deeply the melasma reaches into your skin, and any melasma triggers you may have. That gives three items to bring to a visit: skin tone, depth and triggers.
Triggers are personal
The word triggers appears in the source as something you may have, not something everyone has. You are the person most able to notice what you were doing or using when the melasma changed. The diagnosis and treatment page covers the plan in more detail.
Steps to take
- Write down any melasma triggers you have noticed.
- Tell your provider your skin tone and ask how it shapes the plan.
- Ask how deeply your melasma reaches into your skin.