title: Melanin pigmentary disorders: treatment update.
abstract: Most of the melanin pigmentary disorders are cosmetically important and have a strong impact on the quality of life of affected individuals. This article examines recent advances in the treatment of melanin pigmentary disorder including hypermelanosis and hypomelanosis. The development of laser technologies has completed the use of the increasing number of bleaching agents in treating hyperpigmented lesions. The treatment of hypomelanotic disorders is still often disappointing, but new therapeutic options provide encouraging results.
authors.affiliation: Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital l'Archet 2, Nice, France. ortonne@unice.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ortonne
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Passeron
mesh_terms: D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000628:therapy; D017496:Hypopigmentation / Q000628:therapy; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008543:Melanins; D010789:Phototherapy; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016038:Skin Transplantation
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D008543:Melanins