Management of Melasma through Panchakama- A case study

Abstract

Introduction. Skin reflects our physiology and emotions too. In present era each and every one desire to have healthy and beautiful skin. Any changes or disease of skin creates apart from physical and psychological and social negative impacts. Hyperpigmentation or melasma is one of the such raised problem in our country as it has significant impact on beauty and appearance. It is more prevalent in women, in an estimated 9:1 ratio compared to men. In addition, there are high expenditures related to medical treatments and procedures whose results do not always meet the expectations of patients. hence it is need of an hour to provide safe and cost effective treatment for the skin disease like melasma. In addition to traditional treatments for melasma, there are also promising new treatments, including topical, oral, and procedural therapies Materials & Methods: It is a Case report on 28 year old female patient diagnosed as a case of Melasama (Vyanga) managed through Ayurveda treatment like Vaman Karma and Ayurveda medication Assessment was made on the basis of significant change in MASI score and quality of life (melas Qol) Observation & Results: Observation was done before treatment after treatment and during follow up The changes computed in Masi score in which degree of pigmentation decline to 10 to 6, quality of life improve 60 to 48. Conclusion: The computed data from the present study shows that Vamana Karma along with Ayurvedic oral Ayurveda medication is effective in the treatment of melasma (Vyanga).