The sun provides benefits not only to humans including plants and other living things.

1. your body and the melasma
The sun gives benefits not only to
humans but also to plants and other living
things.
Unfortunately , it can also give adverse side effects if people expose, or overexpose, themselves
too long to the sun's ultraviolet rays. Over exposure to the sun can affect a person's skin.
For one, it can cause melasma, a skin condition characterized by a blue-gray discoloration,
patchy brown or tan. This condition most commonly affects women.
Majority of women who overexposed themselves to the sun would notice changes in the color of
their skin,Melasma, particularly, commonly appears in the forehead,
upper cheeks and lip, and chin. These are the parts that are openly exposed to the sun.
However, not all women are prone to getting melasma. Among the most common vulnerable
races
are Asians and those with Hispanic origins who are dark-skinned or have olive-color skin,
aged between 20 to 50 years old.
Aside from overexposure to the sun, melasma can also be due to hormonal changes especially
among pregnant women or intake of birth control pills.
This type of melasma doesn't need treatment because the skin discoloration would fade
naturally. In the case of pregnant women, the patchy brown spots in the skin would
eventually fade after the woman gives birth. For those caused by intake of birth control
pills, the skin would naturally return to its original color once the woman stops taking the
birth control pills.
What needs treatment is the melasma that is caused by overexposure to the sun because for
some women, it may cause extreme discomfort and doesn't fade away naturally.
Melasma treatment varies with each woman, depending on the extent of the skin discoloration.
But there is one thing common about the medicines used in treating melasma – they all
contain lightening agents, albeit in different forms and variations.
The best lightening agent contained in most skin care products used to treat melasma is
hydroquinone, which comes in the form of a cream, lotion, gel or liquid. Some of these
products can be bought without a doctor's prescription.
In addition to hydroquinone, other lightening agents found in some skin care products that
can also treat melasma are Tretinoin and Corticosteroids.
Women with melasma can use products that only contain hydroquinone or a combination of the
three products, depending on the severity of the skin discoloration and the doctor's
recommendation.
Dermatologists often recommend products that contain these three ingredients for "stubborn"
melasma.
Other skin care products that contain azelaic acid and kojic acid are also used in melasma

2. treatment, which make the affected skin lighter.
For a very "stubborn" melasma that don't fade after weeks of treatment, dermatologists would
often resort to procedures like microdermabrasion, chemical peel or dermabrasion of the
affected skin. But patients who undergo procedures should watch some signs of side effects
like skin irritation and further skin darkening.
Though melasma can be treated, it is still best to avoid over exposure to the sun. Or if
exposure cannot be avoided, it is recommended to use a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher
to avoid sun damage.
However, it can also give adverse side effects if people expose, or overexpose, themselves
too long to the sun's ultraviolet rays.
Over exposure to the sun can affect a person's skin. For one, it can cause melasma, a skin
condition characterized by a blue-gray discoloration, patchy brown or tan. This condition
most commonly affects women.
Majority of women who overexposed themselves to the sun would notice changes in the color of
their skin, especially in the face. Melasma, particularly, commonly appears in the forehead,
upper cheeks and lip, and chin. These are the parts that are openly exposed to the sun.
However, not all women are prone to getting melasma. Among the most common vulnerable
races
are Asians and those with Hispanic origins who are dark-skinned or have olive-color skin,
aged between 20 to 50 years old.
Aside from overexposure to the sun, melasma can also be due to hormonal changes especially
among pregnant women or intake of birth control pills.
This type of melasma doesn't need treatment because the skin discoloration would fade
naturally. In the case of pregnant women, the patchy brown spots in the skin would
eventually fade after the woman gives birth. For those caused by intake of birth control
pills, the skin would naturally return to its original color once the woman stops taking the
birth control pills.
What needs treatment is the melasma that is caused by overexposure to the sun because for
some women, it may cause extreme discomfort and doesn't fade away naturally.
Melasma treatment varies with each woman, depending on the extent of the skin discoloration.
But there is one thing common about the medicines used in treating melasma – they all
contain lightening agents, albeit in different forms and variations.
The best lightening agent contained in most skin care products used to treat melasma is
hydroquinone, which comes in the form of a cream, lotion, gel or liquid. Some of these
products can be bought without a doctor's prescription.
In addition to hydroquinone, other lightening agents found in some skin care products that
can also treat melasma are Tretinoin and Corticosteroids.
Women with melasma can use products that only contain hydroquinone or a combination of the
three products, depending on the severity of the skin discoloration and the doctor's
recommendation.

3. Dermatologists often recommend products that contain these three ingredients for "stubborn"
melasma.
Other skin care products that contain azelaic acid and kojic acid are also used in melasma
treatment, which make the affected skin lighter.
For a very "stubborn" melasma that don't fade after weeks of treatment, dermatologists would
often resort to procedures like microdermabrasion, chemical peel or dermabrasion of the
affected skin. But patients who undergo procedures should watch some signs of side effects
like skin irritation and further skin darkening.
Though melasma can be treated, it is still best to avoid over exposure to the sun. Or if
exposure cannot be avoided, it is recommended to use a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher
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