MELT

Melasma Expert's Learning Talk

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Thank you for visiting this page. MELT is initiative to bring up best of the clinical insights from the leading experts in dermatology on effective treatment of melasma. We hope, you would find these inputs useful in your clinical practice and thereby helps in improving patient outcomes.

Issue 8 | A case of a 32 year old female patient with dark brown patches on both cheeks for about 6 months which had darkened after a beach holiday.

Dr. Manas Chatterjee

Dr. (Col.) Manas Chatterjee

MD, DNB (Derm)

Senior Adviser, Prof and Head, Command Hospital, Kolkata

  • Awarded IADVL President’s Appreciation Award, 2016
  • Awarded IADVL Teacher par Excellence Award, 2018
  • Editor, Indian Journal of Dermatology
  • Past President, Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India
  • Past Chairman, IADVL Academy
  • More than 75 publications in journals and 24 chapters in various books

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Issue 7 | A case of a 44 year old female patient with persistent grayish-brown hyperpigmentation on both cheeks for about 9 months with no response to treatment by intense pulsed light.

Dr. Anil Ganjoo

Dr. Anil Ganjoo

Sr. Consultant Dermatologist and Laser Surgeon

Director, Skinnovation Clinics, New Delhi

  • President, SAARC Association of Aesthetic Dermatology
  • Recipient of Sardari Lal Memorial Life Time Achievement Award for contribution to the field of Dermatology
  • Bestowed upon the rare honour of being the visiting Dermatologist to the former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
  • Reviewer of Journal of Cutaneous & Aesthetic Surgery
  • Over 20 years of clinical experience

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Issue 6 | A case of a 50 year old woman with prominent brown patches on both sides of the face.

Dr. Manjunath Shenoy M

Dr. Manjunath Shenoy M

MD, DNB

Prof. & Head, Department of Dermatology,

Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore

  • President, IADVL Karnataka - 2015
  • Vice president, IADVL Karnataka - 2015
  • Chairman, IADVL Karnataka Academy - 2019-21
  • Over 25 years of clinical experience

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Issue 5 | A case of 38 year old woman presented with a 3-year history of prominent facial discolouration on both her cheeks

Dr. V R Janki

Dr. V R Janki

MBBS, MD (Dermatology), FAMS

Dermatologist

Apollo Medical Centre, Chennai

  • More than 40 years of clinical experience

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Issue 4 | A case of 39-year-old working woman had persistent marked grayish-brown patches on both cheeks for 3 years

Dr. T J Madhuri

Dr. T J Madhuri

MBBS, MD (DVL)

Consultant Medical & Cosmetic Dermatologist,

Transform Skin & Hair clinic, Hyderabad

  • 17 years of clinical experience
  • Vast experience in various cosmetic procedures & lasers of skin & hair including over 2000 procedures of botox & soft tissue fillers.
  • One among the first batch of six doctors from India to be certified by Allergan Academy of Aesthetics- South East Asia to inject botox & fillers for all cosmetic indications

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Issue 3 | A case of 37 year old woman, with complaints of facial discoloration prominently on both cheeks.

Prof. Jayakar Thomas

Prof. Jayakar Thomas

MD., DD., MNAMS., PhD., FAAD, FIAD,FIAP FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glasgow),FRCP (London), FRCP (Ireland), FRCPCH (London),

Professor and Head of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology

Balaji Medical University, Chennai

  • Founder of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics – Dermatology Chapter.
  • Special interests include Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Acne vulgaris, and Teledermatology.
  • Published over 250 original scientific papers in National and International Journals and has delivered over 150 guest lectures internationally.
  • Authored chapters in text books of Dermatology, Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine and Allergy. He is the author of three text books namely: Pediatric Dermatology Ward Rounds, Clinical Pediatric Dermatology, and Psoriasis: a closer look.
  • National President of the IADVL in 1998 and the President of the International Society of Teledermatology
  • Recipient of several awards and certificates, notably the IADVL- Fulford Oration Award, the Bharath Jyothi Award KC Kandhari Lifetime Achievement Awardthe Mother Teresa International Award for academic excellence and achievements in the field of Dermatology and the Certificate of Appreciation from the International League of Dermatologic Societies.

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Issue 2 | A case of 31 year old female receptionist suffering from dark brown patches on her cheeks.

Dr. Abir Saraswat

Dr. Abir Saraswat

MBBS, MD (Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology), DNB (Dermatology), MNAMS

Consultant Dermatologist

Indushree Skin Clinic, Lucknow

  • Over 25 years of clinical experience.
  • Specializations include clinical dermatology, psoriasis, dermatology, allergy, dermatopathology, allergens, pediatric dermatology and contact dermatitis.

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Issue 1 | A case of 46 years old woman, in perimenopausal phase with dark brown patches on her face.

Dr. Sushil Tahiliani

Dr. Sushil Tahiliani

MBBS, MD (Dermatology), DVD

Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Tahiliani's Clinic, Mumbai

  • 38 years of clinical experience
  • Member: IADVL, ACSI, NSI, AAD and EADV
  • President: Nail Society of India (NSI)
  • Regular faculty at dermatology & dermatosurgery conferences

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