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I am black and have gotten increased eczema and darkness in my face, neck, and parts of my back and butt. It’s my understanding that it is a common issue with how much our hormones are changing. Unflattering, but I don’t think it’s cause for concern
My eczema has been out of control during pregnancy (steroids and emollients don’t help) and my dermatologist said it’s possible that I’m having an allergic reaction to the baby’s “products”, by which I think she means waste produced by the baby. Which I suppose makes sense given that I’m allergic to everything else. At any rate, that may be happening to you in addition to hormonal changes!
Yes definitely sunscreen protection with very high factor. It is as mentioned above hormonal most of the cases.
Thanks everyone!
It can be hormonal but definitely wear sunscreen all year round, especially when pregnant. I have 5 spots that came out when I was pregnant.
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Same. I am brown and had quite a lot of new dark pigmentation from third trimester till the baby was around 4 - 5 months old.
Mine is almost 10 and it doesn’t go away. You would need a cosmetic procedure:( I was told
Yeah, it’s called melasma. Wearing sunscreen helps and there are some treatments you can do when you are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
Hydroquinone + retin A is your ticket to getting rid of it. I wouldn't take while pregnant or breast feeding but talk to your doctor.
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It’s hormonal for me! The strangest thing, suddenly I have really pale freckles all over my belly. I’ve never had freckles before and definitely not getting sun there!
I just assume it will fade sometime after delivery.
9 months :)
Definitely estrogen driven. A derm focused in cosmetic treatments can help. Common treatments are retinol, hydroquinone, and IPL treatments in-office. My mom (she’s 30 years out from pregnancy so this is more for normal sunspots) does IPL fairly regularly (like 3 sessions a year) and the results are pretty impressive for being minimally invasive.