What is the difference between freckles and melasma (Difference between melasma and freckles)

In daily life, many people will have chloasma and freckles on their faces. So what is the difference between melasma and freckles? At the same time, are there any ways to lighten freckles in life? Today I will give you a detailed introduction.

In daily life, many people will have chloasma and freckles on their faces. So what is the difference between melasma and freckles? At the same time, are there any ways to lighten freckles in life? Today I will give you a detailed introduction.

First, what is the difference between freckles and melasma?

First of all, freckles are hereditary, while melasma is actually a kind of pigmentation. Therefore, freckles are darker in color and are on the surface of the skin, while melasma is actually in a superficial position. In life, melasma can also be alleviated through some Chinese medicine methods.

Secondly, freckles are usually of varying sizes, and freckles are usually not in patches. Generally speaking, if freckles appear in large numbers on the face, it may be due to genetics. If it is chloasma, it mainly occurs on both sides of the mouth, nose and cheeks of our face. Generally speaking, chloasma is caused by the deepening of pigmentation on the face. In life, chloasma is basically in patches on the facial skin.

Second, the most effective way to reduce freckles

Freckles are actually a common facial pigmentation disease in dermatology. They are usually 2~3mm brown pigmented spots that appear on the back of the nose or cheeks. They are mainly caused by autosomal dominant inheritance. Therefore, many patients will have them around 5 years old. With the increase of age, the number of freckles will increase, and after being exposed to ultraviolet rays in sunlight, the number of freckles will increase significantly.

If you want to lighten the spots, there is only one way, which is to use laser treatment or photorejuvenation. However, you still need to take care of them after the treatment. If you don’t take good care of them, they will usually grow again.

Freckles are usually caused by genetics, so there is no other good artificial method to remove freckles in life. Generally speaking, in addition to freckles, other spots will appear on the face. If this happens, strong pulsed light can be used for treatment. If spots or freckles appear, it is still necessary to treat them under the guidance of the dermatology department of a regular professional hospital.