What is melasma?

Is It Safe If You Are Pregnant?

Most women tend to left the melasma symptoms to stay untreated during pregnancy. According to the skin specialist, if you do not seek proper treatment for curing your melasma symptoms, then the skin gets worse with the progressing age of the female. In the case of pregnant women and the mothers who are breastfeeding might need to wait for a few months to seek treatment like a laser for curing melasma.

Although the skin specialist recommends the application of topical creams for pregnant and lactating women but certain chemicals in these creams are harmful to the health of females. There are possible risks from the chemicals and topical creams, which might cause adverse effects to the newborn and the developing fetus. The best recommendation for women is to use organic cosmetics to conceal the dark skin patches during pregnancy. Moreover, the use of laser treatments might harm the fetus during pregnancy cause of the potent light energy.