Table 3.

Survey questions

1. How noticeable do you think your melasma is to others?

2. Do other people ask you questions about your melasma? If so, do their questions worry or upset you?

3. How satisfied or dissatisfied do you feel with other aspects of your appearance?

4. Do you ever feel different from other people because of your melasma? If yes, in what ways? And, if yes, does this worry you?

5. Do you ever/have you ever felt discriminated against because of your melasma? If yes, has this upset you?

6. How often do you think about your melasma?

7. Do you feel like your work is affected by your melasma?

8. Do you have as many friends as you would like?

9. Does your melasma have an impact on your sense of self-worth/self-esteem?

10. Overall, do you think that having melasma has had a positive or negative impact on you? (Please give examples).

11. How do you think your culture has affected your view on melasma? If you know other people of your culture with melasma, do you think they feel the same way?

12. What treatment have you been on and for how long?

13. Has your self-esteem improved after being treated for your melasma?