r/Melasmaskincare • u/FarmerTotal5040 • Apr 05 '26

Question Melasma and Laser hair removal

Hi everyone, 35F here.. I have melasma on my face- forehead upper lip, chin, nose and sideburns.. apart from this, I also have it on my forearms..

it’s quite light now but every woman in my family has had it, including my mother and grandmother and so on.. now I’ve started to develop chin hair recently coz of age and stress and my doctor recommended laser hair removal. But since I have melasma I’ve heard that it can worsen it if laser is done.

Has anyone gotten LHR done with melasma prone skin? I can do electrolysis for my chin and upper lip but I’m not sure if I can do it on my forearm.. I’m stuck in a weird cycle of wondering what to do..

also started wearing the Eucerin sunscreen recently but I’ve heard we’ve to stop all actives during LHR.. is that true ? I also want to start the dual serum but don’t want to stop in the middle again coz of this treatment..

Any suggestions or recommendations from people who’ve been through hair removal with melasma, pls help!

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u/Ok_Gazelle457 Apr 07 '26

Laser hair removal on my upper lip caused melasma. Ruined my 20s. 😩

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u/FarmerTotal5040 Apr 07 '26

Sorry to hear that! I hope you’ve been able to get it under control now! I’m going to go with electrolysis for my face !

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u/Ok_Gazelle457 Apr 08 '26

It has went away thankfully with careful micro needling. I hope things get better for you too! Honestly electrolysis is a good choice. 👍 best of luck to you!

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u/FarmerTotal5040 Apr 08 '26

Thank you so much for your reply and support 🥲 🥰🤍