Other skin changes caused by pregnancy hormones may include brownish or yellowish patches on the face
called chloasma and a dark line on the midline of the lower abdomen, known as the linea nigra.
This is called
as chloasma or also known as the mask of pregnancy.
Chloasma (Mask of Pregnancy) If you've noticed dark, blotchy, brown, confetti - like patches of skin on your forehead, upper lip, and cheeks, you've
got chloasma — what's often called the «mask of pregnancy.»
Moms
with chloasma (darkened skin patches on the forehead, cheeks, nose or lips) should notice it fading several months after giving birth.
Pregnancy makes your skin more sensitive so the sun may cause hives, heat rash, or
worsened chloasma.
At 19 weeks pregnant, as your hormones change, you may notice any freckles or moles darkening and you may even develop darkened patches of skin known
as chloasma.
Some women develop brownish or yellowish patches
called chloasma, or the «mask of pregnancy,» on their faces.
Good news, if you suffered from skin pigmentation changes during pregnancy (sometimes called ««the mask of pregnancy» or
chloasma or melasma), these changes will often fade away after giving birth.
Pregnancy mask, medically known as melasma or
chloasma, is really just caused by extra hormones which creates hyper pigmentation on the skin, according to Mama Natural.
When these darker patches appear on your upper lip, cheeks, and forehead, they're called
chloasma, or the «mask of pregnancy.»
Also, if you have
chloasma (darkened patches of skin on your lips, nose, cheeks, or forehead), or a dark line running from your belly button to your public bone, the discoloration will begin to fade in the months after giving birth.
In fact, the skin all over your body becomes hyperpigmented, or darkened, during pregnancy (you might also notice the skin on your face darkening too, known as
chloasma, or the «mask of pregnancy,» as well as newly darkened areolas).
My doctor said this was the linea nigra, similar to
chloasma and nothing to be concerned about.
The mask of pregnancy, technically called melasma or
chloasma, appears when a steep rise in estrogen levels stimulates excess melanin production also known as hyper pigmentation.
These are called
chloasma or mask of pregnancy.
They are also prone to
chloasma, or the unsightly brown age spots.
Are you dealing with pregnancy mask or
chloasma?
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