Pregnancy pigmentation is yet another fun side effect of pregnancy isn t it.
How to get rid of pregnancy pigmentation.
Pregnancy for example can trigger overproduction of melanin that causes the mask of pregnancy on the face.
You don t need to get scared if spots appear on your face and other parts of your body.
It is also likely to be prominent among those with dark skin.
It s like the leaking body the joints that don t hold together in quite the same way and the baby brain weren t enough here have some dark spots all over your face as well.
You may notice unusual patterns all over the skin surface including linea nigra dark line across the belly melasma dark patches on the face and darkening of the areola 1.
Hyperpigmentation of the skin is an aesthetic rather than a medical concern for people most of the time.
Pigmentation in pregnancy can be slightly minimized by using sunscreen even when you are not out in the sun.
Hyperpigmentation driven by hormonal changes is known as melasma or chloasma.
Well share 10 at home treatments you can try to remove unwanted skin pigmentation such as.
These spots are similar in appearance to age spots but are larger areas of darkened skin that appear most often as a result of hormonal changes.
While you may not be able to get rid of melasma completely and there is no assurance that it will not recur you can keep the spots away with proper care and preventive measures.