Post by Professor Faisal Ali

Delighted to be invited back to #BAD2026 #Manchester 🐝 to a packed symposium talking on the effect of high energy visible light #HEVL on #Pigmentation alongside Prof Hiva Fassihi & Prof Mark Birch-Machin Take homes from my talk ☀️ high energy visible light and longer wavelength UVA worsen pigmentation but are not covered by many conventional sunscreens (most of which protect against UVB and shorter wavelength UVA) 🧴 to protect against visible light, HEVL-protecting sunscreens should be tinted (ideally containing iron oxide) or containing adjuncts specifically against HEVL (eg 2MNG/Melasyl)- and should be used for all patients with hyperpigmentation ‼️ Melasma - tranexamic acid arguably first line alongside depigmenting creams. For information about tranexamic acid, read our article: https://lnkd.in/ev3-ttE2 📝 Acne induced pigmentation (AIP) in skin of colour includes active acne as well as post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Retinoids (topical/oral) should always be considered as explored by my students Chawalpat Siripanich Yan Ching Chow . For summary of cosmeceuticals for pigmentation, read my review with Professor Firas Al-Niaimi Tamara Searle : https://lnkd.in/ehw2Y4EB 🧵 Post procedural dyschromia in SOC- consider monofilament (over braided) sutures and direct closures/flaps over skin grafts/secondary intention/curettage - discussed by Marwan Tahoun and myself doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000005184 Thank you to L'Oréal for arranging symposium British Association of Dermatologists John Beirne Sinead McConville Hiba Alkaissi Emily Dalton Sixtine Falchero La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique