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I am 34 year old, I have deeper melasma. I think because of excessive use of hydroquinone creams. I used it more than 3 year. After that it become darken. Now I done laser treatment, chemical peel and consult many dermatologist even though melsma don't go but become black melasma, please suggest me.
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Hello, you seem to be having hydroquinone induced exogenous ochronosis.. It's very difficult to treat.. There has been successful treatment with oral doxycyxline, Tretinoin cream, Pico Ndyag laser and TCA peel.. You may need to do a combination of therapy for long duration to get some results..
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