Human skin color is primarily due to the presence of melanin in the skin. Skin color ranges from almost black to white with a pinkish tinge due to blood vessels underneath. The term range is loosely defined in this case, as African albinos have obviously not been taken into consideration when calculating the range . The natural skin color can be darkened as a result of tanning due to exposure to sunlight. The leading explanation is that skin color adapts to sunlight intensities which produce vitamin D or ultraviolet light damage to folic acid . Other hypotheses include protection from ambient temperature, infections, skin cancer or frostbite , an alteration in food, and sexual selection . The social significance of differences in skin color has varied across cultures and over time, as demonstrated with regard to social status and racism .
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my 4 yr old boy has recently developed a light brown irregularly shaped dark spot on his chest. He is fair complected and has been in the sun a lot this summer. It was not there prior to this summer. Should I be...
Hi, I am Afro Caribbean and my husband is White European. Our baby who is 6 weeks old has light brown skin and has developed a quite darker patch on his cheek. Is this likely to fade, stay the same, or could the rest of his colour deepen to match...
A reddish brown ring shaped bruise suddenly appeared on my arm 2 days ago. The outside ring color is reddish brown with a regular white skin color in the middle of the ring. There is no pain. I went to the urgent care today and they took blood...
I am observing now a days a white(Colour little fairer than my skin colour) patches on cheeks and forehead.The white colour patch is becoming whiter with time(3 months).Can you kindly suggest me the reason and how do...
I have orange urine for three weeks...not dehyidrated and not eating any food that would cause it..also for the same time period have dyharria with very light skin tone stools. About 5 weeks ago had MRI wih gadilnium used as contrast....Could the...
hello docter,i have wheatish complexion and i am 26 years old girl.i want to know that is there any way to get fair complexion.searching on net i found that some medicine is useful .i just want to know that midicine...
I went to the dermatologist 6 months ago and he gave me a thorough examine and gave me a clean XXXXXXX of health. However, I just noticed a growth last night on the back of my leg. Can I take a picture and send it to you to see if there is concern?
Hi Sir, I am having Dark circle under the eyes since long. could you plz let me if is there any treatment. Thanks.
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About a week ago, I noticed a small (per 1/4 inch) growth in my groin area. It was sort of pointy in nature. the base was dark and the top was reddish in color. It is very uncomfortable because it gets irritated...
I see a small flesh colored bump next to my uvula in my throat. It almost looks like a skin tag or tiny flap of skin. It doesn't hurt and it's not white
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Is there any remedy to check greying of eyebrows ? Please help ! I am 36 yrs old (female), I use hair colour for my scalp hair, does it cause side effect ?
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I am 40 years old. For about 2-3 months I have been having a regular period for about 5 days, then dark red to dark brown spotting occurs after 2 days. Just this past month of the same menstrual pattern as explained, 4 days later following my period, me and my fiance had sex and it caused some bleeding . The heavy bleeding stopped immediately...
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I have dark black skin on my forehead and upper back on neck area.Is it protein deposition ? Last year i got dark spots on my cheeks ,I took peeling on face but was useless.Iam brown in complexion , and am of indian Asian origin.
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hi , im due for my period this week but it hasnt come, i thought it had yesterday when i started to bleed alittle, but it was light pinkish blood only after using the restroom as i wiped, then it turned brownish, now today im experiencing clear discharge with light pinkish blood strings as i wipe? what could this be? could it be an early sign of...
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i have a mole on my upper chest since 5-7 years, The size of the mole has grown bigger and bumpy, pus and it has foul odor. I used to squeezed it and let pus out but now a days it became little hard to squeeze and very little pus comes out. The size of the mole or bump is the same size as an eraser of a pencil. and it is same skin color as my...
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hello! i am 25 yrs old female,i am taking this tab for past 5 months for TB,still have to continue 1 month. but now i feel so week and my skin color turn little yellow. shall i discontinue tis tab, but i am so afraid that my TB will turn multi drug resistant.some doctors saying that finish the TB course,then stop taking this tab automatically u...
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hi doctor i am 28 yrs indian women my skin color is average i want to get whitish skin is there any prodcts in usa ? please suggest me any USA soap i want to use aveeno soap is it help? please tell me
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i have permanent black spots on my face since past 3 to 4 years which cream should i apply on it in order to remove it??? i have one even on my nose and it looks very ugly...
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i am 4 weeks postpartum and having a dark brown almost black discharge I had a vaginal birth , with no complications . I went through the colors that I was supposed to red dark red light brown then I almost stopped bleeding .... then I bled red again now I m at a dark brown almost black color I have been having moderate cramping lately and...
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i used unbranded cosmetics on face got darks pigmentation doctor gave me cutisoft cream will it work i used cosmetics heated turmerind to reduce spot i got big marks on face
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