{"id":7677,"date":"2023-11-05T19:37:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T18:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/?post_type=dermatologija&p=7677"},"modified":"2023-11-14T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:00:35","slug":"melasma","status":"publish","type":"dermatologija","link":"https:\/\/dermatim.rs\/en\/dermatology-in-belgrade\/melasma\/","title":{"rendered":"Melasma"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\nMelasma<\/strong> is a pigmentation disorder that causes light to dark brown patches to appear on the cheeks, forehead, nose, upper lip or chin. It most often occurs in women in the reproductive period, and in about 10% of men. It appears only on the body parts that are exposed to sunlight. Triggering factors for its appearance, apart from UV radiation, can be: contraceptives, pregnancy or some anticonvulsants.\r\n\r\n \r\n

What causes melasma?<\/h2>\r\n \r\n\r\nThe cause of melasma is not entirely known. A hormonal imbalance can be a trigger for the disease, in case there is a genetic predisposition. Melasma often occurs during pregnancy or during contraceptive therapy.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHowever, hormone replacement therapy taken at menopause will not cause melasma to appear.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMelasma is a chronic disease that worsens after sun exposure, but also if the skin is exposed to a strong spotlight. In people with darker skin, every skin irritation or injury can lead to pigment accumulation. If it is caused by pregnancy or hormonal imbalance, the condition resolves very slowly after a baby is born.\r\n\r\n \r\n

What types of melasma exist?<\/h2>\r\n \r\n\r\nMelasma is caused by the abnormal accumulation of melanin in the skin.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nDepending on the skin layer where the pigment accumulates, we can distinguish:\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n– epidermal melasma<\/strong> of light brown colour is caused by excessive melanin levels in the epidermis.\r\n– dermal melisma<\/strong> of blue-grey colour have melanin located in the cells in the superficial dermis.\r\n– mixed melasma<\/strong> of brown-grey colour have epidermal and dermal components combined.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe diagnosis of melasma is made by a simple skin examination.\r\n\r\n \r\n

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