I had my 3rd child 2 years ago.I noticed almost right away that I had a pregacy mask while I was pregant. I spoke to my ob and she told me it would go away witin a few weeks of having the baby. My son is now 2 and it is still there. I have tried all kinds of cover up, bleaching, and had med. prescribed. Nothing is working I feel my only last resort is to have plastic surgery but cannot afford that. If someone can please help me out I would appreciate it. It wouldn't bother me so muchbut the mask is above my lip an d it looks like a mustache which bothers me. I am in my sisters wedding in 3 weeks and want to have something done.
I have severe rosacia and the makeup Bare Escentuals is awesome!!! It evens my complexion and gives my face a flawless-not made up finish. There is a store in the King of Prussia mall and QVC also carries it. Not sure if it will help but it is worth a try. Good luck :-)
M.
Since you can't afford surgery what you need to do is buy some really good makeup. Like the MAC brand or go to you local department store and ask for something that covers really well. Get your face waxed the day of the wedding and apply that makeup to it. It'll cover the dark spots and you'll really natural.
I am a cosmetic chemist, so here goes: First, in the short term, everybody who's posted so far is right, you're just going to have to cover it up for the wedding. Lasers would probably do a great job of clearing it up in the next couple of months if you could afford it. Most importantly (and very cheap), have you tried sunscreen? It is the most important thing you can do for any pigmentation problem. It obviously isn't a magic bullet that will fade your mark overnight, but without it, you're not getting the full effectiveness of anything else you're doing.
J., I'm in thee same boat financially, but there is a great way to be able to afford any procedure you really want to have. You can apply for CareCredit. you just go to the website and apply and they tell you whether you are approved right then. It is interest free as long as you make your payments and is accepted almost everywhere. The payments are very affordable. I've spent about 500.00 on my card, and my payments come to about 50.00 a month. Good luck!
J.,
I also had a mask that took a while to go away. they make a bleach for your skin. If you got it now, you would see great improvment by the wedding.
I have it too around my eyes. It is finally starting to fade--it has been 2.5 years since it started and nine months since the birth of my last child. My doctor said that there are laser treatments available for this. I'm not sure if that is what you meant by "plastic surgery." Just wanted to tell you about that option in case it is in your price range. Good luck.
