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Boston University Researchers Create Novel Scale To Measure Hyperpigmentation

Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation Area and Severity Index (PIHASI) is said to allow for better and easier characterization of the condition.

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By: Christine Esposito

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A new study from researchers at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has validated a novel scale for hyperpigmentation the Post-inflammatory Dyspigmentation Area and Severity Index (PIDASI) in a diverse US population of varying skin tones. The researchers also developed and validated a new scale for the condition. The new Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation Area and Severity Index (PIHASI) allows for better and easier characterization of the condition, according to the...

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