04 May DIFFERENT SKIN TYPES: ONE SILVER DRESSING
Over the last few decades, the spread of multi-ethnic populations throughout Europe has forced health professionals to pay greater attention to the recognition of dermatological diseases that have clinical aspects different from those of Caucasian skin that we are normally used to. There is a wide variety of skin "colours" (Phototypes I-V) in the various populations of the world, which depends on the amount and type of melanin they contain. The phototypes range from I for populations with very light/reddish skin to V for those having black skin, including intermediate phototypes with slightly dark or olive coloured skin. (e.g. Indians, Pakistanis, South Americans,...