Medical management of melasma: A review with consensus recommendations by Indian pigmentary expert group

• Main Authors: Rashmi Sarkar (Author), Narendra Gokhale (Author), Kiran Godse (Author), Pallavi Ailawadi (Author), Latika Arya (Author), Nilendu Sarma (Author), R G Torsekar (Author), V K Somani (Author), Pooja Arora (Author), Imran Majid (Author), G Ravichandran (Author), Mohan Singh (Author), Sanjeev Aurangabadkar (Author), Shehnaz Arsiwala (Author), Sidharth Sonthalia (Author), T Salim (Author), Swapnil Shah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Melasma is one of the most common hyperpigmentary disorders found mainly in women and dark-skinned patients. Sunlight, hormones, pregnancy, and genetics remain the most implicated in the causation of melasma. Although rather recalcitrant to treatment, topical agents such as hydroquinone, modified Kl...