Some of the most promising available treatments for the melasma are: elimination of causative factors, protection from UV radiations (with sunscreen application), and use of triple combination (hydroquinone, tretinoin, fluocinolone)
Tracking multiple markers provides a more accurate view of real change
Robert Glatter, MD, an emergency physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and assistant professor at Zucker School of Medicine, told Healthline that these findings support the idea that some patients may have partial biologic resistance to incretin-based therapies. He added that genetics explains only part of the treatment differences and that routine pharmacogenomic screening is not yet ready for widespread clinical use. The same article noted that this PAM research looked at bloodsugar control, not weight loss, and GLP1 drugs are typically prescribed at higher doses for obesity than for diabetes
Discuss whether your drinking habits should change now that you are on GLP-1 medication
Cognition in healthy, older adults may also be improved with supplementation that improves glutathione levels (10)