Patient education
Melasma Laser vs Chemical Peel: The Choices
Eight guides to the choice between a low-energy laser and a chemical peel for melasma, written to compare two routes without promoting either. Neither is the default here, and neither reliably controls the condition.
All guides
8 guides
- Melasma Laser Or Peel: Why Rebound Risk Comes FirstRisks
- Why Melasma Is A Tendency, Not A Lesion To RemoveUnderstanding
- Which Melasma Cases Should Avoid Heat-Based TreatmentCandidacy
- Peeling For Melasma: What A Chemical Peel Can DoChemical peel
- Low-Energy Laser Sessions: What The Course Looks LikeLaser
- Why A Test Spot Comes Before Melasma TreatmentPreparation
- Sun Protection And Maintenance After Melasma TreatmentAftercare
- When Melasma Treatment Should StopStopping
Melasma needs an assessment before it needs a treatment
An assessment establishes whether the pigment is melasma, how active it is, and how your skin has responded to treatment or injury before. We will say plainly whether a laser or a peel is justified at all, and what we would advise if the answer is protection and topical care instead.