A research team led by Haruyo Yamamoto, Chisa Nakashima, and Atsushi Otsuka from Department of Dermatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering at ...

Considering laser hair removal? Here's everything you need to know about how it works on those with darker skin.

Harlequin ichthyosis affects just a handful of newborns each year in the US, but the condition is unmistakable, marked by a ...

Skin cancer is less common in people with darker skin, but when it does occur, it can be far more deadly. The reason is that it's often caught too late.

It generally looks like a black bump but may also be blue, gray, white, brown, tan, red, or skin tone. (1) This type of melanoma may also present as an ulcerating or bleeding lesion. There are ...

A s a Black woman I’ve spent much of my life trying to find the balance between styling my hair and preserving it. Growing up ...

Experts say to do regular full-body skin checks and not forget to check your palms, feet, and under your nails. And don’t forget sunscreen, even if your skin is dark, dermatologists recommend using at ...

Melanocytes are the skin cells most vulnerable to cold and destruct at temperatures of -4 to -7 degrees Centigrade. In contrast, squamous cells resist injury up to -20 degrees C (Hexsel et al., 2000).

This is what motivated me to start a skin blog, Woke Within Skin, aimed at helping Black people with eczema and expressing their voices. It filled an obvious void that I'd personally experienced.

“Benign changes can include non-cancerous thickened and/or rough textures,” she says. “Cancerous changes, also known as lentigo maligna, a precursor to melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma ...

Wear clothes that cover the skin if spending a longer period of time outdoors. “In winter months, an SPF of 12 to 15 is adequate for day-to-day use.” The footcare routine you need for summer ...

“Age spots – also known as sunspots and liver spots – are flat, brown areas on sun-exposed areas of the skin,” explains consultant dermatologist at Nuffield Health, Dr Chris Harland.