DermaMelan
🚫 This Treatment is NOT for You If…
Dermamelan & Cosmelan require strict sun protection and long-term commitment.
☀️ You cannot avoid direct sun exposure or tanning beds for 4–6 months
🏖 You have travel planned to sunny or hot climates in the next 3–6 months.
🧩 You are not comfortable with visible peeling, dryness, or sensitivity during the process.
💊 You are starting a new medication (including antibiotics, acne medication, steroid creams, etc.)
→ All medications must be disclosed prior to in clinic treatment and anytime throughout the duration of treatment -PLEASE ADVISE SHINE PRIOR to starting any new medication.
🕒 You are unable to commit to the full duration of treatment, including:
In-clinic follow-ups
Home-care product routine
Consistent use of mesoestetic products
Daily SPF 50+
Avoiding intense sun, active products, and conflicting treatments
💛 You want fast results without long-term care
this is a journey, not a quick peel.
✨ Dermamelan & Cosmelan are for you if:
You’re serious about treating pigment (Melasma) at the root
You’re committed to protocols, sunscreen, and consistency
You want long-term change, not temporary brightness
🌙 Dermamelan® & Cosmelan® – Pre & Post Treatment Guidelines
These are intensive medical depigmentation treatments, so prep + aftercare are EVERYTHING for results and comfort.
Please read carefully and follow the plan we create together. 💛
BEFORE YOUR TREATMENT (PRE-CARE) ✨
2 weeks before
Prep products (prescribed by SHINE MedSpa)
I may start you on a mesoestetic prep routine- for several weeks before you’re in-clinic treatment, to boost results and reduce risk of irritation.
☀️ Avoid the sun unprotected, sunburns, tanning beds, and self-tanner on the treatment area.
🚫 No chemical peels, lasers/IPL, microneedling, strong resurfacing treatments on the area.
7 days before
🧴 Pause these on the treated area
vitamin A creams
Glycolic, salicylic & other exfoliating acids
Benzoyl peroxide
Hydroquinone / bleaching creams
🚫 No waxing, depilatory creams, or threading on the treatment area.
Day of treatment
PLEASE eat before treatment as you will have products on the skin for 4 hours.
This will prevent consumption of food Be sure to have a straw to drink fluids after procedure is completed.
😊 Arrive with clean skin – no makeup, SPF, oils, or self-tanner.
🚭 Avoid alcohol the night before and the day of your procedure.
🩺 Please tell me if you:
Are pregnant or breastfeeding (these treatments are not performed in pregnancy/breastfeeding)
Have used Accutane in the last 6–12 months
Have active infections, open lesions, cold sores, or super-sensitive/reactive skin
Have had recent Botox, fillers, lasers, or peels on the area
WHAT TO EXPECT🧡
After your Dermamelan or Cosmelan mask is removed:
🔥 Redness, warmth, tightness and sensitivity are very normal
🪵 Peeling and flaking usually begin within 2–3 days and can be moderate to intense
This is a months-long program (usually around 4–6 months) with strict home care, not a one-and-done peel.
AFTER YOUR TREATMENT (POST-CARE)
🔑 Key rule: Only use the mesoestetic home-care products and routine I give you.
(Dermamelan or Cosmelan cream, Melan Recovery, Melan 130 Pigment Control SPF, etc.).
Mixing in your own actives can cause irritation or compromise results.
First 72 hours
🙌 Hands off – no rubbing, scratching, or picking.
🧼 Cleanse very gently with the recommended mesoestetic cleanser.
💧 Apply your soothing balm (Melan Recovery or equivalent) as often as needed to reduce tightness and stinging.
☀️ Stay strictly out of the sun and away from heat source such as hot showers, saunas, hot yoga, intense workouts,
or cooking over a hot stove.
💄 Makeup is usually avoided for at least the first 24 hours, or longer if your skin feels very sensitized
(I’ll guide you based on how you’re healing).
Days 3–7
The Peeling Phase 🪶
Expect significant peeling and flaking – this is normal and part of the process.
🚫 Do not pick, peel, or scrub the skin. Let it lift and shed naturally to avoid pigment rebound or scarring.
Continue:
🧼 Gentle cleansing as directed
💧 Soothing + hydrating mesoestetic products
☀️ Very high SPF (SPF 50+ / Melan 130) every morning, reapplying every two hours, if you’re outdoors.
Avoid:
Any acids, scrubs, retinoids, vitamin C serums, or “anti-aging” actives
Heat, sweating, and direct sun
Weeks 2–4: Regulating & Repairing ✨
Redness and peeling gradually settle, but skin may still feel sensitive, dry, and tight at times.
Follow the Dermamelan or Cosmelan home-care schedule exactly
☀️ Sun avoidance + daily high SPF are non-negotiable.
🚫 Still no peels, lasers, microneedling, waxing, threading, or depilatory creams until I clear you.
Months 2–6
Maintenance & Results 💫
This phase is all about keeping pigment away and maintaining your new brightness.
You’ll continue using:
Your Dermamelan or Cosmelan cream as instructed
Recovery Balm (or equivalent soothing hydrator) as needed
UVA/UVB SPF 50+ every single day, year-round
Think: consistent routine, no surprise actives, no “trying something new” without checking with me first.
We’ll walk this journey together your job is consistency and protection.
My job is to guide, adjust, and support your skin through every phase.
✨ This is long-game pigment work… but the glow, clarity, and confidence are worth it. ✨