Study finds cysteamine safe and effective in treating melasma

Helio Miot, MD, PhD, with Bob Kronemyer The first head-to-head comparison study of cysteamine cream to hydroquinone for the treatment of recalcitrant melasma has found the relatively new topical agent to be safe, well-tolerated and effective, despite its inferior performance to hydroquinone. The study, which was published last year in the International Journal of Dermatology, compared […]