Melasma

A large amount of clinical information about melasma for health care practitioners is available on-line from the University of Alabama Health Sciences Digital Libraries Program.

The Mayo Clinic has prepared a series of slides showing a variety of skin conditions resulting from over-exposure to sunlight. The slides include examples of:

• Uneven pigmentation
• Solar lentigines

At this site you can see photos of various types of melasma, along with short histories of how the person developed it.

Melasma is a skin condition presenting as brown patches on the face of adults. Both sides of the face are usually affected. The most common sites of involvement are the cheeks, bridge of nose, forehead, and upper lip.