Background Accurate skin colour measurements are important for numerous medical
applications including the diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous disorders and the provision …

Background/purpose Age, gender, regional, and ethnic differences influence skin
conditions. The purpose of this study was to observe the effects of environments, especially …

Background To treat skin color disorders, such as vitiligo or burns, melanocytes are
transplanted for tissue regeneration. However, melanocyte distribution in the human body …

Background Facial erythema is a common symptom in rosacea. To overcome subjectivity in
scoring erythema severity, objective redness quantification is desirable. This study …

It is well known that skin color varies by body site and with season. However, little
quantitative data on the topography of skin color and pigmentation are available. Therefore …

Statement of problem Few studies have investigated the colorimetric distribution of gingival
color, including the posterior area and alveolar mucosa. Purpose The purpose of this in vivo …

BACKGROUND: Skin color mainly reflects pigmentation resulting from melanin. Although
many of the detailed molecular mechanisms involved in melanin pigmentation are being …

BACKGROUND Objective studies evaluating the relevant factors that affect skin graft
changes in color over time have yet to be published. OBJECTIVE Therefore, the patterns of …

Background/Objectives: Skin color is innately determined by race and other genetic factors,
and it also undergoes acquired changes due to various intrinsic and extrinsic factors …

A psychophysical experiment was conducted to investigate preferred skin tones of 4 skin
types under 5 illuminants varying in correlated colour temperatures. The experiments were …