Comment on: Facial Hyperpigmentation in Skin of Color: Special Considerations and Treatment
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DOI: 10.1007/s40257-017-0303-z
Abstract: I read with interest the excellent paper by Vashi et al. on special considerations and treatment of facial hyperpigmentation in patients with skin of color [1]. The authors concisely review several disorders that can cause… read more here.
Keywords: skin color; treatment; facial hyperpigmentation; melasma ... See more keywords
Efficacité de l’acide tranexamique intradermique dans le mélasma : une étude de 20 cas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2020.09.509
Abstract: Introduction Le melasma est une maladie acquise caracterisee par un trouble de la pigmentation. Diverses modalites therapeutiques ont ete utilisees avec des resultats variables. Materiel et methodes Nous avons realise une etude prospective sur 20 patients… read more here.
Keywords: des resultats; acide tranexamique; cas; score masi ... See more keywords
Treatment of Refractory Melasma in Asians With the Picosecond Alexandrite Laser.
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DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000002612
Abstract: BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The picosecond Alexandrite laser was studied in our practice with the diffractive lens array and the flat optic to treat melasma. METHODS AND MATERIALS Sixty patients with melasma were treated in a prospective investigation… read more here.
Keywords: diffractive lens; treatment; alexandrite laser; picosecond alexandrite ... See more keywords
Tranexamic Acid Microinjection Alone Versus Its Combination With Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser in Melasma Treatment: A Dermoscopic Evaluation
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DOI: 10.1097/dss.0000000000003423
Abstract: BACKGROUND Melasma is a challenging pigmentation disorder. OBJECTIVE To assess and compare the efficacy of tranexamic acid (TXA) intradermal microinjection alone versus its combination with low-power, low-density fractional CO2 laser in a sequential pattern in… read more here.
Keywords: dermoscopic; treatment; melasma; microinjection alone ... See more keywords
Insurance coverage gap for treatment of melasma compared with rosacea: it pays to be light
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DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20641
Abstract: Treatments for many common dermatologic diagnoses are denied insurance coverage due to their arbitrary cosmetic classification. Melasma is one such diagnosis often considered cosmetic by payers, and since it is commonly identified in darker-skinned individuals,… read more here.
Keywords: insurance coverage; melasma; coverage gap; coverage ... See more keywords
Treatment of melasma with platelet‐rich plasma: A self‐controlled clinical trial
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DOI: 10.1111/dth.15703
Abstract: Melasma is a common circumscribed hypermelanosis of sun‐exposed areas of the skin. Platelet‐Rich Plasma therapy has been evidenced to inhibit melanin synthesis in animals and humans. To determine the effectiveness of platelet‐rich plasma as a… read more here.
Keywords: melasma; treatment; platelet rich; rich plasma ... See more keywords
Exploring pathways for sustained melanogenesis in facial melasma: an immunofluorescence study
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DOI: 10.1111/ics.12468
Abstract: The physiopathology of epidermal hypermelanization in melasma is not completely understood. Several cytokines and growth factors are increased in skin with melasma, nevertheless, nor the pathways involved in the increased αMSH expression have been adequately… read more here.
Keywords: sustained melanogenesis; melanogenesis facial; pathways sustained; exploring pathways ... See more keywords
Oral ketotifen associated with famotidine for the treatment of facial melasma: a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17692
Abstract: Upper dermal mast cells are markers of chronic photoexposure and they are more prominent in melasma than in unaffected adjacent skin.1 As mast cells degranulate under stimulation (e.g., heat, UV exposure), and several treatments for… read more here.
Keywords: oral ketotifen; famotidine treatment; ketotifen associated; mast cells ... See more keywords
Significant therapeutic response to cysteamine cream in a melasma patient resistant to Kligman's formula
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DOI: 10.1111/jocd.12837
Abstract: L‐Cysteamine is a biological antioxidant produced during the coenzyme A metabolism cycle and is naturally present in all mammalian cells. The efficacy of topical cysteamine for the treatment of melasma has been recently shown in… read more here.
Keywords: cysteamine; kligman formula; cysteamine cream; cream ... See more keywords
Melasma: How hormones can modulate skin pigmentation
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DOI: 10.1111/jocd.12877
Abstract: We described—along with a genetic predisposition and exposure to sunlight, as the main factors for melasma development—pregnancy, hormonal therapies, and oral contraceptive pills. Whilst hormonal alteration or therapies are frequently reported in literature in association… read more here.
Keywords: melasma hormones; dermatology; skin pigmentation; hormones modulate ... See more keywords
Microneedling-assisted topical tranexamic acid solution versus 4% hydroquinone for treating melasma: A split-face randomized study.
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DOI: 10.1111/jocd.14440
Abstract: BACKGROUND Melasma, also known as chloasma or mask of pregnancy, is a common, acquired, hyperpigmentary disorder usually affecting females. Tranexamic acid (TA), a derivative of amino acid lysine, has shown promising results over the past… read more here.
Keywords: hydroquinone; masi score; tranexamic acid; study ... See more keywords