Acne in skin of color: Practical Facts Misconceptions: Benzoyle Peroxyde benzoyle peroxide does not bleach the skin but can cause dyschromia. it doesn’t act on tyrosinase activity but can create skin irritation ans subsequently inflammation (Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH)) Minocycline minocycline causes hyperpigmentation in skin of color. But what we do not know, is if it…
Acne in skin of color: Practical Facts Misconceptions: Benzoyle Peroxyde benzoyle peroxide does not bleach the skin but can cause dyschromia. it doesn’t act on tyrosinase activity but can create skin irritation ans subsequently inflammation (Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH)) Minocycline minocycline causes hyperpigmentation in skin of color. But what we do not know, is if it…
Answer: Vitamin A derivatives ! Tretinoin (the skin lightening is observed on dyschromia but not normal skin: it is a regulator) Tazarotene: when used once a day in the evening it reduces the extent and intensity of Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) Adapalene: reduction in the number of inflammatory lesions in african americanns. 66% of them experience…
Acne in Individuals with Coloured Skin Acne Vulgaris It is a common cause of hyperpigmentation affects 27-29% of patients this includes 50% of adult women When comparing acne patients in 4 cities (Los Angeles vs Rome vs Akita vs London) it was found that dyspigmentation and atrophic scarring more common in African Americans and Hispanics…
What happens light is shone on to the skin this causes the collagen in the dermis to fluoresce. Examples In vitiligo, the lesions are devoid of melanin and therefore lesions are very visible wheareas the surrounding skin appears dark due to the inability of light to fluoresce. In melasma: If the melanin is epidermal, the…
Rosacea in individuals with skin of color Rosacea is less common in patients with skin of color stage one disease is undereported as erythema and flushing masked by the pigmentation 4% of patients with rosacea are African Americans, Hispanics, Asian, Middle Eastern, Indian… On the other hand granulomatous rosacea is more common in patients of…
