A study comparing chemical peeling using modified jessner′s solution and 15% trichloroacetic acid versus 15% trichloroacetic acid in the treatment of melasma | Zendy

OmarSoliman El Safoury | Zendy; NaglaMohamed Zaki | Zendy; EmanAhmad El Nabarawy | Zendy; Eman Farag | Zendy

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A study comparing chemical peeling using modified jessner′s solution and 15% trichloroacetic acid versus 15% trichloroacetic acid in the treatment of melasma

Author(s) -

OmarSoliman El Safoury,

NaglaMohamed Zaki,

EmanAhmad El Nabarawy,

Eman Farag

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

indian journal of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 1998-3611

pISSN - 0019-5154

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.48985

Subject(s) - melasma , trichloroacetic acid , medicine , dermatology , chromatography , chemistry

Melasma is a symmetric progressive hyperpigmentation of the facial skin that occurs in all races but has a predilection for darker skin phenotypes. Depigmenting agents, laser and chemical peeling as classic Jessner's solution, modified Jessner's solution and trichloroacetic acid have been used alone and in combination in the treatment of melasma.

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