Revista de Dermatologia e Doenças Dermatológicas

Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Melasma

Abstract

Eleni Tzouveka

Melasma is one of the most common pigmentary skin disorders. It usually affects women of darker skin types, pregnant women and usually people more exposed to the sun. There are many risk factors associated with melasma, other considered to be predisposing and others considered to be triggering the disorder, when predisposition is present. Still, there are many questions to be answered, in order to better understand its pathophysiology, which will finally lead us to better medication and less relapses of melasma.