Full Description
Melasma is a very common patchy brown, tan, or blue-gray facial skin discoloration, almost entirely seen in women in the reproductive years (MedicineNet.com).This book is a concise guide to the dermatological disorder, Melasma.Divided into 14 chapters, the book covers all aspects of the condition, starting with epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features and its global distribution. Various treatment options are described such as photo-protection, cosmetic camouflage, hydroquinone- based therapies, and chemical peels. The concluding chapters feature discussion on the quality of life of melasma patients, and melasma in men.Written by international experts in the field of dermatology, Melasma: A Monograph includes full colour images to enhance the concise, but informative text.Key PointsCovers epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features and therapiesIncludes chapters on quality of life and melasma in menText enhanced by full colour images
Contents
ContributorsForewordPreface1. Epidemiology and Global Distribution of Melasma2. Etiological Factors and Triggering Factors3. Etiopathogenesis of Melasma4. Clinical Features and Classification of Melasma, Wood's Lamp, and Melasma Area Severity Index Score5. Investigations in Melasma: Histopathology, Dermoscopy, and In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Melasma6. Investigations in Melasma: Dermoscopy in Melasma7. Photoprotection and Cosmetic Camouflage for Melasma8. Hydroquinone Based Therapies for Melasma9. Non-Hydroquinone Based Therapies for Melasma10. Oral Agents in the Treatment of Melasma11. Chemical Peels for Melasma12. Lasers for Melasma13. Melasma and Quality of Life14. Melasma in MenAppendix: Treatment Algorithm for Melasma
