by Joseph F. Fowler, MD; James Q. Del Rosso, DO; Refika I. Pakunlu, PhD; and Srinivas Sidgiddi, MD Dr. Fowler is Co-Founder of Dermatology Specialists Research in Louisville, Kentucky, and
by Brian Berman, MD, PhD; Stephen Tyring, MD, PhD; Walter K. Nahm, MD, PhD; Marie Louise Østerdal, MSc; Astrid H. Petersen, PhD; and Daniel M. Siegel, MD Dr. Berman is
by Roberta Del Campo, MD; Yu Zhang, PhD; and Charles Wakeford, PhD Dr. Del Campo is a physician at South Beach Dermatology in Miami Beach, Florida. Dr. Zhang is associated
by Mario Tagliagambe, MD; Tuan A. Elstrom, BS; and Daniel B. Ward, Jr, MD, FAAD Dr. Tagliagambe is a primary care physician at Adirondack Health in Saranac Lake, New York.
by Douglas C. Wu, PhD, MD, and Mitchel P. Goldman, MD Drs. Wu and Goldman are with Cosmetic Laser Dermatology in San Diego, California. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures:
by Orit Markowitz, MD; Katie Wang, DO; Amanda Levine, MD; Michelle Schwartz, BA; Sumeet Minhas, BA; Eleanor Feldman, BA; and Daniel M. Siegel, MD Drs. Markowitz, Wang, Levine; Ms. Minhas;
by Ronald L. Moy, MD, and Corey Levenson, PhD Dr. Moy is from Facial Cosmetic Surgery in Beverly Hills, California, and Dr. Levenson is an employee of Santalis Pharmaceuticals, San
by Laura Paul Fite, MD, and Philip R. Cohen, MD Dr. Fite is with Shenandoah Dermatology in Staunton, Virginia. Dr. Cohen is with the Department of Dermatology at University of
by Natalie Z. Sun, MD; Teresa Ro, BS; Puneet Jolly, MD, PhD; Christopher J. Sayed, MD All authors are with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dermatology, in
by James Q. Del Rosso, DO, FAOCD, FAAD Dr. Del Rosso is Research Director at JDR Dermatology Research in Las Vegas, Nevada; Adjunct Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Touro University
by Douglas C. Wu, MD, PhD; Isabella Guiha, BSc; and Mitchel P. Goldman, MD Drs. Wu and Goldman and Ms. Guiha are with Cosmetic Laser Dermatology, San Diego, California. J
by Wendy E. Roberts, MD; Lora Colvan, BS; and Vincent Gotz, MS Pharm Dr. Roberts is with Generational and Cosmetic Dermatology, Rancho Mirage, California, and Ms. Colvan and Mr. Gotz
by Dawnielle C. Endly, DO, and Richard A. Miller, DO Dr. Endly is with Advanced Dermatology Skin Cancer and Laser Surgery Center in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Miller is with Nova
by Firas Al-Niaimi, MRCP(UK)(Derm), and Nicole Yi Zhen Chiang, MRCP(UK)(Derm) Drs. Al-Niaimi and Chiang are consultant dermatologists. Dr. Al-Niaimi is with the skin clinic at London Harley Street, London, United
by Ann Lin, DO; Adam Nabatian, MD; and Caroline P. Halverstam, MD Dr. Lin is with Wlliam Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; and Drs. Nabatian and
by James Q. Del Rosso, DO, FAOCD, FAAD Dr. Del Rosso is Research Director at JDR Dermatology Research, Las Vegas, Nevada and at Henderson Dermatology Research in Henderson, Nevada; is
by Efstathios Rallis, MD, PhD; Angeliki Liakopoulou, MD; Constantinos Christodoulopoulos, MD Department of Dermatology, Veterans Administration Hospital (NIMTS), Athens, Greece Funding: No funding was received for the preparation of this letter. Disclosures:
aAndrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH; bFran Cook-Bolden, MD; cTina Lin, PharmD aDepartment of Dermatology, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West, New York, New York bSkin Specialty Dermatology and
Roger I. Ceilley, MD Dermatology PC, West Des Moines, Iowa Disclosure: The author acknowledges the editorial assistance of Dr. Carl S. Hornfeldt, Apothekon, Inc., with funding provided by Ferndale Healthcare.
by Philip R. Cohen, MD Dear Editor: I read with interest the recent report by Snyder et al[1] describing melasma associated with the application of a topical estrogen cream. The