Facial Melanosis in Skin of Color: An Integrated Clinical, Dermoscopic, and Quality of Life Analysis

Facial melanosis in skin of color is clinically complex, frequently overlapping, and psychosocially impactful. The integration of dermoscopy and quality of life assessment provides a nuanced, patient-centered understanding, with the identification of atypical dermoscopic features representing a distinctive contribution of this study.

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Cureus
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2026-02-02
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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.102816
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Dermatologic Treatments and Research
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Facial melanosis in skin of color is clinically complex, frequently overlapping, and psychosocially impactful. The integration of dermoscopy and quality of life assessment provides a nuanced, patient-centered understanding, with the identification of atypical dermoscopic features representing a distinctive contribution of this study.

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