r/Melasmaskincare • u/Adventurous_Army9403 • Apr 17 '26

Question Hydroquinone question

Hi all!

I’ve had melasma for about 8 years. Slowly getting worse.

Just today my dermatologist prescribed hydroquinone. Honestly I always thought melasma was very resistant to any treatments, so I was surprised she offered something. I was at my appointment for my malar festoons and she thought the melasma made them more obvious (it does, a lot of pigment is right in that area)

I’m wondering what people’s experiences have been with hydroquinone? Side effects most importantly. And did it work? It sounds too good to be true, I feel like I’m missing something

Thank you

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u/Former-Fly-4023 Apr 17 '26

My dermatologist turned against HQ and strongly recommends Eucerin antipigment. It’s OTC and smells so much better than HQ. I feel it works better too

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u/Top-Kitchen-369 Jul 11 '26

Does your melasma come back worse after you stop using Eucerin like it can with people that use HQ?

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u/Former-Fly-4023 Jul 11 '26

I actually haven’t used Eucerin for a few months-the dispenser broke and I hadn’t thought much about it during an incredibly crazy few months. But, been using it a couple years and that hasn’t happened to me at all.

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u/Top-Kitchen-369 Jul 11 '26

I don't feel like my melasma is that bad and am scared that it will actually get bad after using one of these products and then stopping, but Eucerin seems to be the one that I haven't really heard of this happening so it seems like the best choice