Melasma or hemmed lip of a brown shade?
Dr. Catherine Goursac: In pregnant women, it is called chloasma. But outside of pregnancy, we use the term melasma . These pigmented spots that appear symmetrically on the face, forehead, cheeks, chin, but also on the upper lip .
Located on the upper lip , these spots are, in many women, a sort of shadow brown just above the lip.
This phenomenon has nothing to do with pregnancy, but it is due to hormones, explaining why the melasma of the upper lip appears especially at menopause.
It occurs mainly in women very brown, of Spanish origin or Eastern, and is growing especially with the tan.
What's your advice against this shadow on her upper lip?
Dr. Catherine Goursac: The ideal is to prevent the appearance of melasma of the lip. A tan is a contributing factor, it is recommended to limit sun exposure and always wide and generous application of sunscreen on the index very high upper lip . This instruction is especially valuable for those identified at risk: women very brown from the menopause.
If melasma proved, there are anti-pigmentation cream. They must be applied carefully on the upper lip during a long period.
Finally, aesthetic physicians may propose the use of peels. The result is generally good, but the process is long and complicated.
What if fluff on upper lip?
Dr. Catherine Goursac: Women are also often very brown face a certain hairy upper lip , at any age. Although this may simply be a down brown, it can cause a shadow on the unsightly upper lip .
This fuzz can be removed through laser hair regularly.
There is also a cream that can block testosterone local male hormone responsible for this hair. This cream only issued on prescription is to be applied twice daily for 6 months. It greatly reduces the hairiness of the upper lip .However, the result can be further improved by performing, in addition, a few sessions of laser hair removal. You are thus able to completely get rid of a Down.
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