Chloasma can be treated by general treatment, medication and physical therapy, but there is no so-called radical cure due to individual differences and different treatment effects.
1. General treatment: patients should do a good job of sun protection, apply sunscreen or use umbrella when going out. Pay attention to maintain a happy mood, pay attention to rest, do not stay up late.
2. Medication:
(1) Topical drugs: hydroquinone and other depigmenting agents can be used as prescribed by the doctor, or through skin peeling agents such as azelaic acid, retinoic acid and fruit acid.
(2) Oral medication: Oral vitamin preparations, tranexamic acid, etc. can be taken under doctor’s supervision, such as vitamin C can inhibit melanin formation, and vitamin E can play the role of anti-lipid peroxidation. Tranexamic acid can inhibit tyrosinase and reduce the proliferation of melanocytes, thus playing a role in treating chloasma.
3. Physical therapy: Physical methods such as laser can be used, such as intense pulsed light, Q-tuned laser, picosecond laser, etc. Through the powerful energy produced by laser, melanin plaque will be broken into tiny particles, and then through the phagocytosis of human macrophage cells to remove and excrete melanin out of the body, so as to achieve the therapeutic effect.
For patients with chloasma, it is recommended that they go to the dermatology department of regular hospitals and choose the appropriate treatment under the guidance of doctors in order to get the best treatment effect.