TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Special Considerations in Asian/Far Eastern Skin A1 - Chan, Henry Hin-Lee A1 - Ho, Stephanie G.Y. A2 - Alam, Murad A2 - Bhatia, Ashish C. A2 - Kundu, Roopal V. A2 - Yoo, Simon S. A2 - Chan, Henry Hin-Lee PY - 2009 T2 - Cosmetic Dermatology for Skin of Color AB - Skin of color is differentiated by the amount and epidermal distribution of melanin. Although there is no difference in melanocyte density among different racial groups, previous studies indicate that darker skin has larger melanocytes producing more melanin and melanosomes are distributed individually in keratinocytes.1 This allows more effective absorption and deflection of ultraviolet light. SN - PB - McGraw Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175119688 ER -