Introduction: Seborrheic melanosis is one of the causes facial hyperpigmentation presenting in sebaceous areas face. It most commonly seen Fitzpatrick skin types 4 - 6. can cause cosmetic concerns for patients, leading them to seek bleaching methods that could also be hazardous them. Case Presentation: A 19-year-old male patient presented with dark brown spots on both sides his nasolabial folds...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a nonablative 1,450-nm midinfrared diode laser in the treatment of facial rhytides. METHODS Twenty-five patients (skin phototypes I-III) with mild-to-moderate perioral or periorbital rhytides received four successive treatments at 3- to 4-week intervals with a 1,450-nm diode laser (SmoothBeam; Candela Corp., Wayland, MA). Symmetrical match...

UNLABELLED Breathing is responsible for facial and cranial morphology development. AIM investigate in order to see if there is any relationship between oral breathing and facial type. MATERIAL AND METHODS 119 male and female teenagers, with ages ranging between 15 and 18 years. The sample was separated in two groups: A-50 teenage oral breathers, 28 males and 22 females; and group B- 69 teen...

amyloidosis cutis dyschromica (acd) is a rare form of macular amyloidosis characterized by hypo and hyperpigmented macules. here we described a 20 year old girl with diffuse hypo and hyperpigmentation since she was four years old. five other members of her family are also involved. biopsy of hyperpigmented lesions revealed increase of melanin in the basal layer, pigment incontinence and amorpho...

Introduction: Melasma is a very common and difficult to treat hypermelanosis because it usually responds poorly therapies, negatively affecting the quality of life patients. Objective: know analyze scientific evidence related treatment patients with facial melasma treated niacinamide. Method: literature review was performed based on data search in BIREME, PubMed, SciELO ScienceDirect. Articles ...

Hypermelanoses involving predominantly the face and the neck is relatively common and often presents a complex diagnostic problem. The Objectives of this study were to study the clinico-epidemiological characteristics of facial hypermelanosis and to assess the role of various aetiological factors in the pathogenesis of facial hypermelanosis. Source of data consisted of all patients of facial hy...

Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome is characterized by hypercortisolism due to the hypersecretion of a non-pituitary ACTH-secreting tumor leading to Cushing's syndrome. Only a few cases have been reported previously as causing ectopic ACTH related to paraganglioma. Herein, we present a case of Cushing's syndrome, in who was proved to be attributable to an ACTH-secreting renal m...

BACKGROUND Hyperpigmentation disorders are common among those seeking care from dermatologists and primary care physicians. The cosmeceutical and natural product industries are rapidly growing and many botanical agents are purported to improve hyperpigmentation disorders. OBJECTIVE We sought to review clinical evidence for the use of botanical agents in the treatment of hyperpigmentation. M...