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Melasma (translated from Greek melas - “black”), or chloasma, is an acquired hypermelanosis of the face and sometimes neck, which manifests itself in the form of spots, clearly demarcated from healthy skin, irregular in shape, light or dark brown in color.
Melasma (chloasma, “pregnancy mask”) is a common disease that occurs more often in women of childbearing age. The lesion occurs in representatives of various races, but most often in people with darker skin color of Spanish, Oriental and Indo-Chinese origin who live in regions with excess solar radiation.