August 29th 2023
A study found that a triple combination cream containing isobutylamido-thiazolyl-resorcinol, retinoic acid, and dexamethazone proved to be effective in treating melasma.
Advances in™ Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS): Optimizing the Management Approach with Available and Emerging Treatments
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Medical Crossfire®: Diagnostic and Clinical Considerations in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma for the Dermatologist and the Collaborative Cancer Team
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Expert Illustrations and Commentaries™: A Deeper Look at the Pathogenesis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS)
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Best Practice in the Multidisciplinary Care of the Patient with HS
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Addressing Challenges in the Management of HS in Special Populations
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Incorporating the Patient Journey into HS Diagnosis and Management Practices
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Cases and Conversations™: Enhancing Diagnosis and Evaluation of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis in Advanced Practice Settings
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Community Practice Connections™: Multidisciplinary Management of BPDCN: Strategies for Differential Diagnosis and Integrating Novel Targeted Therapy
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Clinical ShowCase™ in Atopic Dermatitis: Personalized Management Plans for Pediatric Patients
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20th Annual International Symposium on Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies®
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Facing the Changing Landscape for Neuromodulators and Dermal Fillers
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Advances In: Integrating New Treatment Options into Management Plans for Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
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Medical Crossfire®: Maximizing Patient Outcomes in Shingles – Are You Leveraging Guideline Based Care?
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"REEL" Time Patient Counseling™: Integrating Biosimilars into the Clinical Conversation
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PER Skin Summit: Optimizing Diagnosis and Individualizing Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
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Emerging Agents Augment Melasma Modalities
April 9th 2021An array of agents for blocking visible light and lightening skin are joining the armamentarium to treat melasma. Despite this expanding number of therapeutic interventions, melasma is a chronic, therapeutically challenging disease for which there is no cure, so treatment plans should address both management of the disease and patient expectations.
Cysteamine cream, tranexamic acid mesotherapy reveal similar efficacy, different safety
October 14th 2020Cysteamine cream and tranexamic acid mesotherapy demonstrated similar efficacy but yielded different safety results when being compared as a treatment for melasma, according to a recently published study.
730 nm picosecond laser safe, effective for benign pigmented lesions
October 13th 2020Lasers typically used for tattoo removal are on the rise as a possible treatment for melasma, with the novel 730 nm picosecond laser (PicoWay, Candela) being the most recently studied device which showed to be safe and effective for treating benign pigmented lesions.
Sunscreen demonstrates strong therapeutic properties in patients with pigmentary disorders
September 2nd 2020The importance of blocking visible light in the treatment of pigmentary disorders is becoming clearer. One expert says photoprotection in patients with pigmentary conditions is a therapeutic cornerstone.
Characteristics that distinguish facial hyperpigmentation disorders
September 1st 2020Effective treatment first requires accurate diagnosis, one expert says. He offers tips to distinguish melasma from other disorders and suggests some patients may need to be checked for diabetes and metabolic syndrome if they exhibit certain presentations.
Facial pigmentation impacts quality of life regardless of clinical severity
August 7th 2020In a study of more than 200 men and women, clinicians scored patients’ pigmentation taking into account how much of the face was impacted and compared scores to patients’ responses to the Skindex-16 questionnaire.
Investigational cream may be effective to deliver tranexamic acid
January 29th 2020Melasma responds well to oral and locally injected tranexamic acid treatments, but clinical results from topical tranexamic acid administration have been disappointing, researchers report. They examined efficacy of a co-enhancer as a method to deliver the treatment.
A closer look at tranexamic acid for melasma
November 12th 2019A growing body of evidence supports treating melasma with systemic or intradermal tranexamic acid. But melasma patients often relapse when they stop taking the antifibrinolytic agent, and research on tranexamic acid’s long-term efficacy and safety is limited.