Melasma

Does anyone have experience with melasma? Is it always caused by estrogen and low thyroid? Should it go away once estrogen is lowered and thyroid is working well? Can topical progesterone make it worse?

I developed some on my upper lip over the past couple years and can't seem to find much solid info on it. Using topical Niacinamide daily, supplementing thyroid and have lowered estrogen.

Has anyone used topical melatonin?

izkrov

Someone on RPF seemingly resolved it by lowering prolactin, in this case by taking bromocriptine

Peatful

@Sippy said in Melasma:

Does anyone have experience with melasma? Is it always caused by estrogen and low thyroid? Should it go away once estrogen is lowered and thyroid is working well? Can topical progesterone make it worse?

I developed some on my upper lip over the past couple years and can't seem to find much solid info on it. Using topical Niacinamide daily, supplementing thyroid and have lowered estrogen.

Has anyone used topical melatonin?

I had it
Pretty badly
Maybe for a year or two, when I was at my sickest alongside of periocular dermatitis as well
Oh
And milia.

Can I pinpoint to what caused it?

No, because I had high prolactin, high cortisol, high estrogen, and low progesterone at the time
I was also under nourished with very low blood sugar

But I did want to say that it completely resolved on its own with no supplements, and no allopathic interventions

And it’s never come back