Amy Litz
Founder & Owner
Concern · Chadds Ford | Glen Mills, PA
Managing melasma — a careful approach.
Melasma is patchy facial hyperpigmentation that worsens with sun, hormones, and aggressive treatment. The wrong tools make it worse. The right approach is gentle, consistent, and combines in-clinic work with strict at-home care.
How we approach it
Melasma: what works.
We do NOT use IPL for melasma — the broadband light worsens the condition for most patients.
Laser Genesis delivers gentle gradual reduction with no risk of rebound. A series of 4–6 sessions is typical.
Light superficial chemical peels (low-percentage glycolic, lactic, or Jessner’s) work alongside Genesis to even tone.
Strict sun protection and a melasma-specific topical regimen at home is what makes everything else stick. We will prescribe both at consult.
When to consider treatment
If you have patchy darker discoloration on the cheeks, forehead, or upper lip — especially if it worsens after pregnancy, with hormones, or with sun exposure. If you’ve tried IPL elsewhere and it got worse.
Treatments we use for this
The tools that work.
Same hands.
Who's behind your care.
Every treatment at Contoured is delivered by a named, credentialed team member — and every dosing plan is reviewed by a board-certified physician.
Want a real assessment?
Book a free 30-minute consult. We look at the area, listen to what bothers you, and tell you what we’d actually do.