Start with a cosmelan consultation
We look at the pigment properly, tell you honestly whether Cosmelan is the right choice, and plan the programme around your skin and the season.
Cosmelan, the melasma protocol
Mesoestetic's depigmenting programme: an intensive mask applied in clinic, then a guided home phase that does most of the work over the following months.
What Cosmelan actually does
Melasma is not a surface stain — it is pigment cells over-producing, triggered by hormones, heat and light. Cosmelan works on that mechanism: it interrupts the enzyme that drives melanin production, then keeps interrupting it while your skin renews.
That is why the in-clinic mask is the beginning rather than the treatment. The months that follow, using the home phase exactly as prescribed, are what hold the result.
- Best for:
- Melasma, chloasma, sun-induced pigmentation, post-inflammatory marks
- In clinic:
- One mask application, worn home and removed after a set number of hours
- At home:
- A guided routine over several months, reviewed with us along the way
- Downtime:
- Redness and peeling in the first week
- First results:
- Visible from around week two, continuing to improve for months
- Essential:
- Daily SPF 50, for the whole programme and afterwards
Good to know
Can I buy the home kit without a consultation?
No. Cosmelan is a prescribed programme — the home products are matched to your skin and the phase you are in, and used wrongly they can worsen pigmentation rather than clear it. We supply them as part of the programme, after a consultation.
How long before I see a difference?
Most people see the pigment lift from around week two, with the result continuing to improve over the following months as the home phase does its work.
Will it come back?
Melasma is a condition to manage, not a mark to remove once. Without daily SPF and maintenance, it returns — with them, most people hold the result well.
Can I have it in summer?
We usually plan Cosmelan for the cooler months. Heat and strong sun during the peeling phase are exactly what trigger pigmentation.
Is it suitable while pregnant or breastfeeding?
No — and pregnancy is a common trigger for melasma in the first place. We will plan the programme for afterwards and suggest something safe in the meantime.