Delphi consensus on melasma management by international experts and pigmentary disorders society
These recommendations aim to improve the outcomes of melasma patients globally by integrating expert opinion and evidence-based strategies. Future research should focus on evaluating emerging therapies and optimizing long-term maintenance strategies.
Authors
- Tânia Ferreira Cestari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3001-0202)
- Anupam Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0841-9597)
- Keshavamurthy Vinay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6323-4988)
- Hélio Amante Miot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2596-9294)
- Rashmi Sarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8768-4879)
- Mala Bhalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4321-4351)
- Johannes F. Dayrit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7869-4573)
- Soumya Jagadeesan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1463-4253)
- Nada Elbuluk
- Sang Ho Oh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4477-1400)
- Thierry Passeron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0797-6570)
- Shyamanta Barua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-6930)
- Ana Cláudia Cavalcante Espósito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-2354)
- Ediléia Bagatin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7190-8241)
- Aseem Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5873-227X)
- Maria Juliet Macarayo
- Indrashis Podder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9589-083X)
- Saloni Katoch
- Richa Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-9266)
- Sunil Dogra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9912-0085)
- Soumya Sachdeva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0437-5494)
- Ncoza Cordelia Dlova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2425-3905)
- Muthu Sendhil Kumaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8091-101X)
- Seemal R. Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3022-5169)
- Evangeline B. Handog
- Mauro Picardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4899-6639)
- Devinder Mohan Thappa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2207-8848)
- Vignesh Narayan R (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1791-965X)
- Susan C. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2698-723X)
- Surabhi Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0423-7588)
- Pallavi Ailawadi
- Daniel Pinho Cassiano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2615-0456)
- Cheng‐Che E. Lan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4654-118X)
- Bhavesh Swarnkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8845-283X)
- Henry W. Lim
- María‐Ivonne Arellano‐Mendoza
- Sanjeev Aurangabadkar
- Prasad Kumarasinghe
- Vijay Kumar Somani
- Venkataram Mysore
Institutions
- Lady Hardinge Medical College (IN)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
- Kaohsiung Medical University (TW)
- Henry Ford Health System (US)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Angeles University Foundation (PH)
- KPC Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital (IN)
- Asian Hospital and Medical Center (PH)
- Hospital General de México (MX)
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice (FR)
- SKiN Health (CA)
- Universidade do Oeste Paulista (BR)
- Government Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Government Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (IT)
- Asian Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Hospital Regional de Presidente Prudente (BR)
- Plano Cancer Institute (US)
- Institute of Dermatology (TH)
- Dermatrendz (IN)
- Nethradhama Superspeciality Eye Hospital (IN)
- Skin Health Institute (AU)
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata (IN)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- De La Salle University – Dasmariñas (PH)
- Assam Medical College (IN)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (IN)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.70066
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.00