Treatment of Melasma in darker skin with a 4% hydroquinone skin care system plus 0.025% tretinoin cream Inclusion criteria 25-65 yo females mild to moderate melasma (11-40% of face) minimal to marked intensity of melasma pigmentation stable (no change) in the last 3 months Fitzpatrick skin types III to VI Methodology The treatment regimen was…
Treatment of Melasma in darker skin with a 4% hydroquinone skin care system plus 0.025% tretinoin cream Inclusion criteria 25-65 yo females mild to moderate melasma (11-40% of face) minimal to marked intensity of melasma pigmentation stable (no change) in the last 3 months Fitzpatrick skin types III to VI Methodology The treatment regimen was…
Presentors Siegfried Segaert Esteban Dauden Austria Anna Pinkowics Kerstin Ruehringer Belgium Tinne Strobbe Nathalie Lucidarme Farida Benhadou Dave van Hoeck China Tao Juan Man Xiaoyang Czech Republic Sladjana Ilicova Alena Machovcova Ondrej Havlicek Eliska Pojezna Yvetta Vantuchova Dominika Diamantova Pavla Cizinska David Festa Denmark Rikke Skoet Cvetkovski Susanna Hartman-Petersen Egypt Amir Mahamed Magdy Murab Kotb…
Comparison of the skin depigmenting effect of Cysteamine cream with Hydroquinone Pourahmadi M.1, Ahmadi S.1, Bazafkan S.1, Zahraie N.1, Hsu C.2 1 Jahrom University Medical School, Jahrom, Iran 2 Lignon Medical Center, Geneva, Switzerlan L-cysteamine (alpha-mercaptoethylamine) is a potent skin depigmenting agent known since more than 4 decades. However, due to its very offensive odor,…
Lasers to treat pigmentation: All operate according to the Q-switched mode (pulse of very short duration): alexandrite laser ruby laser NdYAG laser Before using lasers, other treatments are to be tried: topical (creams, depigmentation cream). To learn more about a safe and effective depigmenting cream, click here. surface ablation (chemical peels) lasers Does it work?…
Lasers to treat pigmentation: All operate according to the Q-switched mode (pulse of very short duration): alexandrite laser ruby laser NdYAG laser Before using lasers, other treatments are to be tried: topical (creams, depigmentation cream). To learn more about a safe and effective depigmenting cream, click here. surface ablation (chemical peels) lasers Does it work?…
Two things to know for melasma (chloasma, mask of pregnancy) initial treatment consists of topical application (in addition to sun protection): The use of hydroquinone creams combining Vitamin-A-steroids makes the laser treatment more effective if it has not been used. It is advisable to use a topical treatment as much as possible before using the…
Two things to know for melasma (chloasma, mask of pregnancy) initial treatment consists of topical application (in addition to sun protection): The use of hydroquinone creams combining Vitamin-A-steroids makes the laser treatment more effective if it has not been used. It is advisable to use a topical treatment as much as possible before using the…
As a general rule when treating pigment disorders with lasers, the following apply: It is important to recognize that we treat Always biopsy a suspicious lesion Know the alternative treatments Practical rules for treating pigmentation disorders Avoid aggravating factors (sun, irritating …) Do nothing for problems of pigmentation that heal on their own Treat problems…
