ALLMedicine™ Hyperpigmentation Center

Oct 2nd, 2022 - Melasma is a skin condition that causes increased epidermal pigmentation, enlarged melanocytes, increased melanosomes, solar elastosis, dermal blood vessels, and, occasionally, perivascular lymph histiocytic infiltrates. To develop the film-formin...

Oct 1st, 2022 - Bakuchiol (BAK), a meroterpene phenol abundant in the plant Psoralea Corylifolia, is an emerging cosmeceutical agent with promising antiaging, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties. The trend for "clean" skincare products and search for ...

Oct 1st, 2022 - A 39-year-old woman sought advice regarding potential risks to her offspring due to previous possible diagnosis of incontinentia pigmenti. She had linear hyperpigmentation along the lines of Blaschko affecting the upper and lower limbs, and skin-c...

Sep 27th, 2022 - In recent years the demands of depigmenting agents in cosmetics have been increase to treat skin conditions like hyperpigmentation and melasma. Tyrosinase is a major enzyme involve in hyperpigmentation. Kojic acid dipalimate (KAD) is an ester deri...

Sep 27th, 2022 - Congenital hypopigmentation, hyperpigmentation, and punctate palmoplantar keratoderma.|2022|Nair N,Chang J,Evans MS,|

Sep 8th, 2022 - Soft tissue volume loss acquired through trauma, congenital malformation or comorbid conditions (i.e., HIV/AIDS) is a common and sometimes devastating problem. Traditional therapies include local tissue transfer, allograft placement, and complex s...

Sep 7th, 2022 - The natural cosmetic market is a multi-billion-dollar industry. Nutraceuticals and foodbased cosmetics are a growing trend within dermatology. Almonds are a rich dietary source of a range of fatty acids, phytochemical polyphenols, and antioxidants...

Sep 6th, 2022 - Acne is chronic inflammatory condition involving the pilosebaceous unit. One of the most common complications of acne is scarring, which occurs as a result of dermal damage during the healing process of active acne. Studies have shown that acne sc...

Aug 24th, 2022 - Vitiligo is an acquired pigmentary disorder characterized by depigmented macules and patches secondary to the loss of functional melanocytes. It is a chronic disease that affects between 0.1% and 2% of the general population, affecting both sexes ...

Aug 16th, 2022 - The purpose of this research study is to measure the depigmenting effect of a serum product called Liftactiv B3 in patients with mild to moderate facial PIHP (Post Inflammatory Hyper Pigmentation)

Aug 18th, 2022 - Prurigo pigmentosa (PP), also known as Nagashima’s disease and “keto rash,” is an uncommon inflammatory skin condition of unknown etiology. It is characterized by pruritic, erythematous papules, papulovesicles, and vesicles that appear in a reticu.

Aug 4th, 2022 - A 4-mm punch biopsy confirmed that this was a case of blaschkitis. This uncommon condition is referred to as adult blaschkitis because it resembles lichen striatus, a linear erythematous papular eruption usually seen in children younger than 15 ye.

Jul 20th, 2022 - A 55-YEAR-OLD MAN with hypertension and untreated hepatitis C virus (HCV) was referred to the Dermatology Clinic after reporting a 2-year history of photosensitivity and intermittent episodes of blistering and scars on the dorsal side of his hands.

Jun 30th, 2022 - This patient was given a diagnosis of Gianotti Crosti syndrome (GCS; also called infantile acrodermatitis of childhood), which is a self-resolving (often dramatic) dermatosis triggered by a viral infection or immunization. Patients with this syndr.

Jun 14th, 2022 - Photographs courtesy of Richard P. Usatine, MD (Figure A), and Tizita Yosef Kidane, MD (Figure B).