What types of melasma are there? The shapes and sizes of the spots vary.

Chloasma is a common facial phenomenon among female friends in daily life. Female friends are quite afraid of the occurrence of chloasma. Female friends use some methods to treat it, but they must understand the types of chloasma. So what are the types of chloasma?

What are the common types of melasma?

Liver spots: They only grow on the face. The spots vary in shape and size and are generally distributed symmetrically. The skin surface is smooth and there is no pain or itching.

Freckles: They appear on the face, but may also appear on the body or limbs. The shape of the skin lesions is irregular spots in the form of drops or gravel, a bit like freckles, hence the name freckles.

Age spots: occur on the face or any part of the body. The surface is dark brown, slightly protruding from the skin surface, and feels rough to the touch.

Melanosis: Melanosis is caused by skin irritation caused by crude cosmetics, especially rouge, foundation, etc. containing red pigments. People who wear makeup frequently, once they use cosmetics or perfumes that are not suitable for their skin, pigmentation is inevitable even if they wash their face every day. Coupled with massage stimulation and sun exposure, it is easy to cause melanosis.

Riehl's melanosis often occurs on the forehead, cheekbones, and neck, and there are powdery scales on the spots.

Addison's disease causes diffuse bluish-black or brown-red macules, which often occur on the face, areola, external genitalia, etc., and there are systemic symptoms such as fatigue, hypotension, and weight loss.

Civatte's skin disease has atrophic white spots interspersed with pigmented spots and distributed in a reticular manner.

Symptoms of chloasma 1. Clinical manifestations are more common in women, especially those of childbearing age, but can also occur in men. The lesions are often distributed symmetrically on the face, mainly on the zygomatic regions, cheeks, nose, forehead, and chin, and generally do not involve the eyelids and oral mucosa. It manifests as light brown to dark brown pigmented spots with clear edges or diffuse appearance, with no local inflammation or scaling, and no subjective symptoms. Its pigment may change slightly with endocrine changes, sun exposure and other factors. Some patients may stop taking contraceptives after giving birth.