Melasma: A Monograph

2. Revised Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-93-5270-351-7
Verlag: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 120 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 250 g

Melasma is a very common patchy brown, tan, or blue-grey facial skin discoloration, almost entirely seen in women in the reproductive years (MedicineNet.com).

This new edition provides dermatologists with the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of melasma.

The book begins with discussion on epidemiology and aetiological factors, aetiopathogenesis, clinical features and classification, and investigation techniques, including dermoscopy.

The following chapters cover different treatment methods such as hydroquinone-based therapies, oral agents, chemical peels, lasers, and more.

The second edition has been fully revised and features two new chapters on platelet rich plasma therapy, microneedling, and mesotherapy; and future directions in the treatment of melasma.

The book is highly illustrated with clinical photographs, tables and references, and includes an appendix providing a treatment algorithm.

Key points

- Fully revised, new edition providing latest advances in diagnosis and treatment of melasma

- Second edition features two brand new chapters

- Includes appendix with melasma treatment algorithm

- Previous edition (9789351525431) published in 2015

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sarkar, Rashmi

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Dermatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Epidemiology and Global Distribution of Melasma

- Etiological Factors and Triggering Factors

- Etiopathogenesis of Melasma

- Clinical Features and Classification of Melasma, Wood’s Lamp, and Melasma Area Severity Index Score

- Investigations in Melasma: Histopathology, Dermatoscopy, and in vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Melasma

- Investigations in Melasma: Dermoscopy in Melasma

- Photoprotection for Melasma

- Hydroquinone Based Therapies for Melasma

- Nonhydroquinone Based Therapies for Melasma

- Oral Agents in the Treatment of Melasma

- Chemical Peels for Melasma

- Lasers for Melasma

- Melasma and Quality of Life

- Melasma in Men

- Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, Microneedling, and Mesotherapy for the Treatment of Melasma

- Treatment of Melasma: Future Directions

 

Appendix: Treatment Algorithm for Melasma

Über Autor(innen)

Rashmi Sarkar MD MNAMS

Professor, Department of Dermatology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated LNJP Hospital, New Delhi, India