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Skin types and Vitiligo

Skin types and VitiligoThere are basically six main types of skin on the bases of the amount of melanin (a pigment producing skin cell, which is also involved in skin protection from the sun light and UV exposure). A person with certain skin types shows different risk to cancer and burning with UV or sun exposure. Thus, dermatologists generally classified skin types into following six categories on the bases of its tendency to burn. Continue reading