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Pigmentation: Too Much or Too Little?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Zhou, Youwen |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | 64 The Canadian Journal of CME / January 2007 There are many pathological processes that result in excessive or inadequate production of skin pigment. Since they often occur in highly visible areas of the skin, such as the face and neck and the exposed parts of the arms and legs, the impact on the personal well-being can be very significant. The most common pigmentation disorders include: • photoaging (solar lentigines and ephelides), • melasma, • post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and • vitiligo. Although particularly a concern for people with darker skin tones, pigmentation abnormalities can occur in every ethnic group. Choosing appropriate therapies can improve or eliminate the pigmentation disorder and minimize the potential adverse events, such as additional undesirable iatrogenic hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation that, if developed, can be refractory to further therapies. Photoaging induced pigmentation |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.stacommunications.com/journals/cme/2007/1-January%202007/064-Article-%20Skin%20pigmentation.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
