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.

a pigment produced by melanocytes, which are specialized cells in the skin’s epidermis. Melanin gives skin its color and ...

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