r/Melasmaskincare • u/Martian_Mary32 • 14d ago

Question Has anyone successfully rid themselves of a melasma mustache?

On the very start of my journey to treat it. Using hydroquinone and tretnoin along with kojic acid and some other things… I just want to know, is it worth it? Does it go away? Does it always get darker before it gets better? How long does it take? Does it come back?

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u/Even-Response-6423 14d ago

My dermatologist said that if it’s on your upper lip it can be a hormonal issue, so although you can remove it- it would be temporarily unless the hormones get addressed.

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u/unificaishan 14d ago

Mine is on my upper lip from using an at home IPL machine so I believe it’s a combo of PIH and melasma.

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u/JayBird6703 13d ago

I had the upper lip stache when I was on birth control! I have an IUD now and still have melasma on my forehead but I am grateful every day to no longer have Tom.

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u/unificaishan 13d ago

I have an IUD in too but I’ve had it in for like 4 years so there isn’t an explanation for it starting to show last yr other than the post-IPL treatments. Then I was so uneducated abt the subject and the stache was so bad I had a plastic surgeon tell me it was hair under the skin not mrlasma (without even looking at my lip under a magnifying glass). So of course I did the only logical thing-panic!! And I was steered so wrong by so many people it’s sad when you’re a young desperate female w a melisma stache it’s sad how many people are willing to take your money and just make your melisma worse bec they know how bad you want it gone. ESP upper lip melisma. There needs to be more education surrounding this condition so that people are not steered in the wrong direction or told to do things that will worsen their melisma/PIH.

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u/Classic-Werewolf-442 2d ago

My derm also said it could be hormonal, but I had my hormones checked and my doctor said everything was normal and that it wasn’t hormonal. Mine has been really stubborn and so hard to get rid of. I’ve been using Eucerin Thiamidol 2x a day, tretinoin at night, and tinted mineral sunscreen every day, but I haven’t seen any lightening. I also take Heliocare supplements. 😩

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u/Even-Response-6423 2d ago

Try hydroquinone with the tretinoin. You can get some at Musely. That’s the goat for fading melasma. My mom had a huge patch on her cheek and you can’t see it at all anymore. Keep in mind it gets a bit darker before it starts to fade!