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Facial hyperpigmentation: causes and treatment
Author(s) -
Vashi N.A.,
Kundu R.V.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/bjd.12536
Subject(s) - dermatology , hyperpigmentation , medicine , etiology , skin type , population , melasma , skin hyperpigmentation , disease , ethnically diverse , pathology , environmental health
Summary By midcentury, the U.S.A. will be more ethnically and racially diverse. Skin of colour will soon constitute nearly one‐half of the U.S. population, and a full understanding of skin conditions that affect this group is of great importance. Structural and functional differences in the skin, as well as the influence of cultural practices, produce variances in skin disease and presentation based on skin type. In the skin of colour population, dyschromia is a growing concern, and a top chief complaint when patients present to the physician. A thorough understanding of the aetiology and management strategies of facial hyperpigmentation is of importance in caring for those afflicted and also in the development of new therapies.