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MELASMA A Monograph
MELASMA A Monograph
THIRD EDITION
Editor Rashmi Sarkar MD MNAMS Professor Department of Dermatology Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated KSCH and SSK Hospital New Delhi, India
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Melasma: A Monograph/ Rashmi Sarkar
First Edition: 2015
Third Edition: 2020
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Dedicated to
My late father Professor (Dr) Asim Kumar Sarkar and my late mother Mrs Chhobi Sarkar, in proud remembrance
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Preface to the Third Edition
In this era of e-reading, it gives me great happiness to have “Melasma: A Monograph” come out with it's 3rd Edition. I never thought when I edited the first edition that we would come up even with the second edition!
I am thankfully to the readers who have enjoyed reading this monograph and the new edition also has a chapter on Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation, a very important Hyperpigmentary Disorder. I took up editing this book once again. For me, this book highlights my area of interest and research over the years and is very close to my heart.
I would like to thank my teachers in PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, who always laid special emphasis on “Pigmentary Disorders” and my mentors, Dr Amit G Pandya and Dr Pearl E Grimes, for making my dreams turn into reality by their encouragement at the American Academy of Dermatology. A word of thanks to Mr Vij at Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., and especially Dr Neeraj Choudhary and Ms Himani Pandey, who helped in the editorial process and were delightful to work with. A very big thanks to my husband, Dr Srikanta Basu and my son, Abhik S Basu for always encouraging me in difficult times.
My patients of melasma and my students remain invaluable to me. As also the various eminent international and national authors, all friends, who came forward to contribute. I hope, you, the reader enjoys find reading reading the third edition useful too.
Rashmi Sarkar MD MNAMS
Professor
Department of Dermatology
Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated KSCH and SSK Hospital
New Delhi, India
Preface to the First Edition
A monograph on melasma was the first book I had in mind when I thought of writing. However, it stayed in the shelves of my mind quietly, till I co-edited two other books. The idea of completing my pet project came back and with the good wishes of my colleagues who write on this topic, my mentors and my family, I took up editing this book once again. For me this book highlights my area of interest and research over the years and is very close to my heart. I have kept the format simple.
I would like to thank my teachers in PGIMER, Chandigarh, India who always laid special emphasis on “Pigmentary Disorders”, my mentors, Dr Amit G Pandya and Dr Pearl E Grimes for making my dreams turn into reality by their encouragement at the American Academy of Dermatology and Dr Vijay Garg, the head of our department for his help and encouragement. A lot has been written on vitiligo but melasma has not received so much attention, hence that was how the idea of writing this “monograph” was born. A word of thanks to Mr JP Vij at Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd., and especially Dr Madhu Choudhary, Ms Shweta Tiwari, and Mr Manoj Kumar who helped in the editorial and designing process and were delightful to work with. A special note of appreciation to Dr Shilpa Garg for helping me in proof reading and editing. Lastly, I appreciate the encouragement from Mr Sathya Narayanan, Mr S Raghavendra, and Mr Sanket Paranjpe and the entire team of Galderma for their belief and support.
A word of thanks to my husband Dr Srikanta Basu and my son Abhik S Basu for prodding me on always. My patients of melasma and my students remain invaluable to me. As also the various eminent international and national authors, all friends, who came forward to contribute. I hope, you, the reader enjoys reading this book as much as I enjoyed editing and writing it.
Rashmi Sarkar MD MNAMS
Professor
Department of Dermatology
Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated KSCH and SSK Hospital
New Delhi, India