Melasma Treatment — Dermatologist-Led at Uncover

Melasma is the most common pigmentation concern in Indian women — symmetrical patches on the cheeks, forehead, upper lip, and chin, often worsened by sun exposure and hormonal changes. It is genuinely chronic, which means we manage it, not 'cure' it.

What makes melasma different from tan or post-inflammatory pigmentation is its reactivity. Aggressive laser, heat, and the wrong topicals actively make melasma worse. A plan that works is conservative, layered, and maintained long-term.

• Q-switch Nd:YAG laser toning — first-line treatment, 6–10 sessions spaced 2–3 weeks apart
• Prescription topicals — hydroquinone, tranexamic acid, or azelaic acid based on your response
• Medical peels — mandelic, lactic, or tranexamic acid blends between laser sessions
• Strict SPF 50 daily — non-negotiable, indoors and out
• Trigger management — identifying and controlling heat, hormonal, and UV triggers
• Maintenance — one laser toning every 2–3 months + lifetime topical protocol

Most patients reduce melasma 70–90% with a structured plan and maintain that result. Flare-ups happen — pregnancy, unprotected summer, stress — and we handle them with a short tune-up rather than restarting from zero.

Permanent clearance in a set number of sessions — not possible. Any clinic promising 'melasma gone in 3 sessions' is selling you a plan that will fail. Melasma responds to consistent, careful management, not one-shot interventions.

Single-layer treatment — topicals alone, or laser alone, rarely work. The plan that actually holds layers multiple interventions together over 6–12 months. Your dermatologist builds the sequence at consultation.

Q-switch laser toning starts from ₹7,999 per session. A full melasma treatment plan — laser series + topical prescriptions + peels — typically runs ₹50,000–₹1,00,000 over the first 6 months, plus ongoing maintenance at ₹7,999–₹15,000 every 2–3 months.

Itemised cost after the AI skin analysis. We don't recommend a plan blind.