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We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of monotherapy with topical methimazole 5% versus combination of Q\u2010Switched Nd: YAG Laser and topical methimazole 5% in patients with refractory melasma.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 27 women with refractory melasma were included. We applied topical methimazole 5% (once a day) with three passes of QSNd: YAG laser (Wavelength: 1064\u2009nm, pulse energy: 750\u2009mJ, fluence: 1.50\u00a0\u2009J\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, spot size: 4\u00a0\u00d7\u20094\u2009mm, hand piece: fractional, JEISYS company) for six sessions on the right half of the face, and topical methimazole 5% (once a day) on the left half of the face, for each patient. The treatment course was 12\u2009weeks. Evaluation of effectiveness was done with the Physician Global Assessment (PGA), Patient Global Assessment (PtGA), Physician satisfaction (PS), Patients satisfaction (PtS), and mMASI score.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>PGA, PtGA, and PtS were not significantly different between the two groups at any time (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&gt;\u20090.05). PS in the laser plus methimazole group was significantly better than methimazole group at 4th, 8th, and 12th weeks (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u20090.05). The rate of PGA improvement in the combination group was significantly better than the monotherapy over time (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u20090.001). The changes of mMASI score between the two groups did not significantly differ at any time (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&gt;\u20090.05). There was no significant difference in the adverse events between the two groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Combination therapy with topical methimazole 5% and QSNY laser can be considered as an effective way to treat refractory melasma.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jocd.15641","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,27]],"date-time":"2023-02-27T15:14:42Z","timestamp":1677510882000},"page":"1774-1779","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Comparative effectiveness and safety of topical methimazole 5% monotherapy versus combination of Q\u2010Switched Nd: YAG Laser and topical methimazole 5% in patients with refractory melasma"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Amir Mohammad","family":"Beyzaee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences  Sari 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