Background: Melasma is a common acquired hyperpigmentationdisorder often appearing on the face of young women. Melasmais classified into four groups based on Wood’s lamp examination:epidermal, dermal, mixed, and indeterminate. The goal of this studywas to evaluate the relationship between clinicoepidemiologicalcharacteristics of melasma and the level of involvement underWood’s lamp examination....

Our purpose is to study the efficacy of the alexandrite laser (755 nm) and the fractional laser when treating pigmentary lesions .We use the data of our private office of the last five years (2011-2015) We treated 1000 patients with freckles with alexandrite laser, 200 patients with melasma with fractional laser, 100 patients with post inflammatory hyperpigmentation with alexandrite laser and 6...

Thai traditional medicine is a viable alternative medicine and there are a large variety of Thai herbs available for melasma treatment. Spreading the knowledge of Thai herbal medicine to people world-wide should therefore be made a top priority. The development of an expert system for melasma diagnosis and treatment with Thai herbs is the first step in that direction. The aim of this research i...

Melasma adalah kondisi hipermelanosit didapat berupa makula tidak merata yang umumnya simetris. Kondisi ini biasanya terlokalisasi dan bersifat kronik-residif. Di antara banyak faktor kausatif berperan pada patogenesis melasma, salah satu dianggap penting paparan sinar UV kulit. Pengobatan melasma penuh tantangan karena sering rekuren. Asam traneksamat plasmin inhibitor melalui sistem plasmin-a...

Materials and methods: A total of 100 cases of clinically diagnosed melasma and 50 controls without melasma or any other facial pigmentation were studied dermoscopically at a tertiary care center in Eastern India. The various described relevant patterns of pigmentation on dermoscopy were recorded. Similar patterns were also looked for in the control population and the two compared. Statistical ...

Many factors have been implicated for the etiology of melasma, but the exact cause of this hypermelanosis is poorly understood. However, it is considered to result from solar radiation and genetic predisposition. Moreover, pregnancy, oral contraception and hormone replacement therapy with natural and synthetic oestrogens, have been involved in the pathogenesis of this hypemelanosis. Despite the...

M elasma is a relatively common, but underdiagnosed, skin condition that can be a challenge to treat for primary care physicians. Our case involves a 39-year-old G3P2A1 Hispanic female not on any hormonal manipulation for birth control and no significant past medical history who presented with a facial rash of 4 years’ duration which had not been relieved by moisturizer and over-the-counter ste...

Tranexamic acid is a novel treatment option for melasma; however, there is no consensus on its use. This systematic review searched major databases for relevant publications to March 2016. Eleven studies with 667 participants were included. Pooled data from tranexamic acid-only observational studies with pre- and post-treatment Melasma Area and Severity Index (MASI) showed a decrease of 1.60 in...

INTRODUCTION Extracts of the tropical fern Polypodium leucotomos appear to possess beneficial properties for the skin attributed to the presence of numerous compounds within the extract that have antioxidant and photoprotective properties. Orally administered Polypodium leucotomos may provide protection against the detrimental photoaging effects of sunlight and can also help reduce the frequenc...

BACKGROUND Low-fluence 1,064 nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser has been widely used for the treatment of melasma. Although new Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers with photoacoustic twin pulse (PTP) mode have been recently developed for high-efficiency, there is limited information available for the new technique. OBJECTIVE This study was designed to investigate the efficacy and adverse effects after few sessi...