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The goal was to determine ways to optimize diagnostic and therapeutic measures for various types of melasma in the outpatient setting of the dermatovenerological ambulatory clinic. The study involved 112 women with a confirmed diagnosis of facial melasma whose disease lasted for at least 2 years. The severity of patient pigmentation was evaluated using the Melasma Area Severity Index and the Melasma Severity Scale. There was a significant increase in melanin levels across all melasma types, an increase in erythema in the dermal type, and an increase in sebum production in the epidermal type.

Introduction: Peptide-C ampoules (PC) contain peptides, 10% of vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, and Vichy volcanic mineralizing water., Aims: To assess the effectiveness and tolerability of PC., Patients and Methods: An observational study conducted in 9 countries in women ≥30 years old with signs of facial skin aging (grade >0 for forehead and/or crow's feet wrinkles and bothered by skin quality). Investigator assessments and subject questionnaires were performed at initial visit and Day 30 after application of PC twice daily for 28 days. Tolerance was assessed throughout the study., Results: Effectiveness and safety were analyzed in 1382 and 1742 subjects, respectively. Most subjects (mean age 48.5 ± 8.6 years) had skin phototype II or III (91.7%) and dry or combination skin (63.9%). PC was used as a standalone care or prior to a planned procedure (70%), or after a procedure (30%). Between baseline and Day 30, 63% and 64% of all subjects (N = 1360) had an improvement in forehead wrinkles and crow's feet wrinkles, respectively. Skin hydration improved in 67.3% of subjects. According to investigator and subject assessments, skin quality, skin radiance, skin aging signs, wrinkles, complexion, and skin pores significantly improved by Day 30. Similar results were observed for subgroup analyses when PC was used as standalone skin care or after a procedure. Tolerance of PC was rated as good to very good by 97.7% of subjects., Conclusions: Peptide-C ampoules is effective in reducing visible signs of skin aging, and well tolerated, when used alone or as an adjunct to anti-aging procedures., (© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)

In this study, we studied the activity of the antibacterial drugDoxycycline (Russia), and the control was the drug of pentavalent antimony - Glucantim (France), which for a long time was the "gold standard" in the treatment of any form of leishmaniasis. In the course of the experiment, the leading positions of doxycycline established in vitro. Its minimum doses lead to absolute suppression of the mobility of the pathogen L. major. Increasing the therapeutic dose of the drug is not justified. Comparison of this drug with the gold standard of therapy with meglumine antimonate (glucantim) showed its superiority in all indicators.

In this study, we studied the activity of three antibacterial drugs: Cefotaxime (Claforan, France), Ceftriaxone (Russia) and Doxycycline (Russia). The control group is a pentavalent antimony drug - Glucantim (France), which has been the "gold standard" for a long time in the treatment of any form of leishmaniasis. During the experiments, the leading positions of doxycycline and ceftriaxone established in vitro. Minimal doses of both drugs lead to absolute suppression of the mobility of the pathogen L. major. Increasing the therapeutic dose of drugs is not justified. Comparison of these drugs with the gold standard of therapy with meglumine antimonate (glucantim) showed their superiority in all indicators.