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Artigo Científico Acesso embargado A utilização do ácido tranexâmico no tratamento do melasma facial - uma revisão integrativa(2020) Pereira, Danielly Garcia; Lima, Nathalia de AraujoIntroduction: Facial melasma is characterized by brownish spots located preferably on the face, and other regions, such as cervical, anterior thoracic and upper limbs. Due to the characteristic chronicity, frequent recurrences, possible refractoriness to existing treatments, and with little-known pathophysiological aspects, tranexamic acid (TA) is a treatment option. AT is a hydrophilic plasmin-inhibiting compound used as an antifibriolytic agent and has a mechanism of action that restricts melanogenesis. Objective: To describe the effects of TA in the treatment of facial melasma. Materials and Method: It consisted of an integrative review that selected experimental and quasi-experimental studies; between 2010 to 2020; in the Scopus, LILACS, SciELO, PubMed, Medline databases, and an academic search engine (Google Scholar); with descriptors facial melasma, tranexamic acid, topical tranexamic acid, injectable tranexamic acid; in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Results and Discussion: Five studies were found that followed the inclusion criteria, with 173 participants, from Brazil, Japan and China; three studies were with oral treatments, one injectable and the other compared injectable and topical treatment with TA. The effects of TA in the treatment of melasma were effective, safe, with minimal side effects, highlighting satisfactory decreasing results of evidence in the methods of using injectable, topical and oral TA in an average of 3 to 16 weeks. Conclusion: The TA promoted a decrease in epidermal pigmentation and reversed the skin melasma dermal alterations in an average of 3 to 16 weeks, favoring women's self-esteem, self-image, social acceptance and quality of life. It was considered an effective, safe method, with minimal side effects, with decreasing evidence in the methods of using injectable, topical and oral TA.