The Changes In Skin Colouration

Introduction

According to Boissonnault W. 2005. Skin Color/Condition. Skin color is determined by

the presence of melanocytes, carotene, oxygenated hemoglobin, and local blood flow and varies

greatly from person to person. Melanocytes, which are located in the epidermis' deep basal layer,

contain brown granules called melanin. Melanin not only contributes to the color of your skin,

but it also protects you from the light. The yellowish color of the skin is due to carotene, which is

present in subcutaneous fat tissue. The palms of the hands and the soles of the feet are

particularly high in this material. Finally, the presence of oxygenated blood being transported

through the arteries and capillaries is responsible for the skin's natural reddish hue.

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According to Fitzpatrick, J., 2018. Color. The color of one's skin will reveal a lot about

the nature of a disease. Many skin lesions, for example, appear erythematous (red). However, it's

crucial to determine if the erythema is blanching and disappears with strain, indicating that the

erythema is caused by vasodilation, or non-blanching erythema (purpura), indicating that the

erythema is caused by hemorrhage into the skin. Hypoxia, topical medications, oral medicines,

other ingestants, and even infections may all induce pigmentation in the skin.

According to Merhoub, T., Houghton, A., 2008. Genetic Determinants of Pigmentation.

The type of melanin determines the color of your skin, eyes, and hair. Skin pigmentation

variations between races are caused by differences in how melanin is synthesized and packaged,

not by differences in melanocyte density (10). Melanocytes in white skin produce fewer, smaller

melanosomes, whereas melanocytes in black skin produce larger, more numerous melanosomes,
which are distributed singly in keratinocytes, resulting in greater photon absorption. Melanoma is

more than five to ten times less common in blacks and Latinos in the United States than in

whites.

According to Beckman, J., 2013. Limb Ischemia. The severity of limb arterial perfusion

can be determined based on skin color and temperature. Temperature, skin colour, and nail

fragility and pitting should all be checked on the feet, palms, fingers, and toes. The back of the

examiner's hand is the best tool for determining limb temperature. On the ipsilateral limb,

temperature differences of neighboring segments can be measured and compared to the

contralateral limb. When the leg is horizontal, the presence of foot pallor indicates low perfusion

and may indicate ischemia.

Conclusion

Harcourt, A., 2016. Where We are Influences What We are. The explanation for this is

that the skin of tropical people has more melanocytes in its surface layers. Melanocytes help to

avoid sunburn by blocking and reflecting light and thereby preventing damage to the skin's

surface layer. More importantly, melanocytes absorb and disperse ultraviolet light, allowing it to

pass through. This keeps the rays from reaching deeper into the skin, preventing vitamin B9 from

being destroyed in any blood flowing near the skin (Jablonski and Chaplin, 2002). Vitamin B9,

also known as folate or folic acid, performs a number of important functions in the human body.

The formation of red blood cells is one of them. It also plays an important role in the growth of

the fetus' spinal cord and brain.

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