Lasers in Melasma: A Review with Consensus Recommendations by Indian Pigmentary Expert Group

Lasers have come up as the newest therapeutic modality in dermatological conditions including melasma. In this article, as a group of experts from Pigmentary Disorders Society in collaboration with South Asian Pigmentary Disorders Forum (SPF), we have tried to discuss the lasers which have been used...

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Published in:Indian journal of dermatology 2017-11, Vol.62 (6), p.585-590
Main Authors: Sarkar, Rashmi, Aurangabadkar, Sanjeev, Salim, T, Das, Anupam, Shah, Swapnil, Majid, Imran, Singh, Mohan, Ravichandran, G, Godse, Kiran, Arsiwala, Shehnaz, Arya, Latika, Gokhale, Narendra, Sarma, Nilendu, Torsekar, R G, Sonthalia, Sidharth, Somani, V K
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Adjuvant chemotherapy
Aluminum
Apoptosis
Care and treatment
consensus
Copper
Dermatology
Diagnosis
expert opinion
IJD
Inflammation
Lasers
Melanocytes
Melanosis
melasma
Pigments
Symposium
Therapy
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