Epidemiology and Global Distribution of Melasma - Nokubonga Khoza, Ncoza Dlova, Anisa Mosam Etiological Factors and Triggering Factors - Hee Young Kang Etiopathogenesis of Melasma - Sidharth Sonthalia Clinical Features and Classifi cation of Melasma, Wood’s Lamp, and Melasma Area Severity Index Score - Nilendu Sarma, Joyeeta Chowdhury Investigations in Melasma: Histopathology, Dermoscopy, and In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Melasma - Hee Young Kang Investigations in Melasma: Dermoscopy in Melasma - Saloni Katoch Photoprotection and Cosmetic Camouflage for Melasma - Narendra Gokhale Hydroquinone Based Therapies for Melasma - Rashmi Sarkar, Shivani Bansal, Sumit Sethi Non-Hydroquinone Based Therapies for Melasma - Latika Arya Oral Agents in the Treatment of Melasma - Evangeline B Handog, Maria Suzanne L Datuin Chemical Peels for Melasma - Shehnaz Z Arsiwala Lasers for Melasma - Pooja Arora, Rashmi Sarkar Melasma and Quality of Life - Shilpa Garg, Rashmi Sarkar, Amit G Pandya Melasma in Men - Rashmi Sarkar, Shilpa Garg Appendix: Treatment Algorithm for Melasma