Melanocytes, the body’s melanin-producing cells, make up another 2 percent of the epidermis. Melanin is the chemical responsible for skin pigmentation or color. Boissy says his team’s findings ...

May involve epidermis, dermis ... slightly smaller than the lesion to avoid lightening the surrounding normal skin pigmentation. All medications should be reviewed with your doctor.

Billions of people experience the loss of hair pigment and hair itself as they ... fluorescence was detected mainly in the hair follicles and epidermis. Intradermal injection resulted in more ...

Skin pigmentation disorders affect people across ... found that disruptions to the basement membrane zone between the ...