Brooke Burkes struggles with Melasma – www.modernmom.com/blogs/brook-burke/my-struggle-with-melasma
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Interventions
After my extensive research on the internet, I have come to realize that no matter how much money I spend in skin creams like Obaji, or no matter how many times I torture myself with IPL, there is something awry on the inside and I must figure out what that is and treat that to make my melasma better. It's frustrating, disappointing, depressing and scary to listen to others on a forum talk about their struggles and failures in treatment. It seems it is not curable but some people do say that they have seen great progress. The problem is that one treatment does not seem to fit all. Here is what I have heard, what I have tried and what I plan to try in the future in terms of treatments.
What I have heard:
1. Vitamins and supplements: Vitamins A, C, E and B-complex. Supplements: Selenium, Zinc, DIM, MSM, and Magnesium
2. Fraxel Laser
3. IPL
4. Vi skin peels
5. Weekly Glycolic peels
6. Melacor
7. Panel Testing for hormones, Thyroid, Adrenal and blood toxicity.
8. Obaji System
9. Grape Seed extract
10. Pine Bark extract (Pycnogenol)
11. Tri-luma
12. Organic foods especially meats, eggs and dairy (non-hormone injected)
13. Sunscreen that protects from both UV-A and UV-B daily
14. Big Hats all the time and avoid direct sunlight at all costs
15. Acupuncture
16. Reflexology
17. Colostrum
18. Chinese Herbs and Teas
19. Clarisonic
20. Daily exfoliation with Glycolic pads (20%)
And the list goes on and on, it just depends who you listen to
What I have tried:
1. IPL (over 8 of them)
2. Obaji System
3. Vitamin and Supplements - A, C, E, B-complex, Selenium, DIM, MSM, Zinc, Magnesium, Calcium, D3, Colostrum, Pyconogenol
4. Vitamin C moisturizer
5. Neutrogena Age Shield UV-A and UV-B sunscreen 100+
6. Big Hats or at least a visor when I am just walking from my car to where ever
7. Suncreen 15+ lip balm
8. Shade when ever possible
9. Gentle 2x daily exfoliation
10. No make up except mascara, lipstick and occasional eyeliner
What I am willing to try as of now:
1. Acupuncture
2. Organic meats, dairy and eggs
3. Chinese Herbs
4. Reflexology
5. Melacor
What I have heard:
1. Vitamins and supplements: Vitamins A, C, E and B-complex. Supplements: Selenium, Zinc, DIM, MSM, and Magnesium
2. Fraxel Laser
3. IPL
4. Vi skin peels
5. Weekly Glycolic peels
6. Melacor
7. Panel Testing for hormones, Thyroid, Adrenal and blood toxicity.
8. Obaji System
9. Grape Seed extract
10. Pine Bark extract (Pycnogenol)
11. Tri-luma
12. Organic foods especially meats, eggs and dairy (non-hormone injected)
13. Sunscreen that protects from both UV-A and UV-B daily
14. Big Hats all the time and avoid direct sunlight at all costs
15. Acupuncture
16. Reflexology
17. Colostrum
18. Chinese Herbs and Teas
19. Clarisonic
20. Daily exfoliation with Glycolic pads (20%)
And the list goes on and on, it just depends who you listen to
What I have tried:
1. IPL (over 8 of them)
2. Obaji System
3. Vitamin and Supplements - A, C, E, B-complex, Selenium, DIM, MSM, Zinc, Magnesium, Calcium, D3, Colostrum, Pyconogenol
4. Vitamin C moisturizer
5. Neutrogena Age Shield UV-A and UV-B sunscreen 100+
6. Big Hats or at least a visor when I am just walking from my car to where ever
7. Suncreen 15+ lip balm
8. Shade when ever possible
9. Gentle 2x daily exfoliation
10. No make up except mascara, lipstick and occasional eyeliner
What I am willing to try as of now:
1. Acupuncture
2. Organic meats, dairy and eggs
3. Chinese Herbs
4. Reflexology
5. Melacor
6. Vi Peels and system
7. Grape seed extract
8. Pine Bark extract/ pyconogenol
9. Clarisonic
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