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Skin Type

MedGen UID:: 397119
•Concept ID:: C2699308
•: Finding

Definition

A distinctive characteristic of the skin marked by the amount of sebum secreted by sebaceous glands. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVSkin Type

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
- Clinical finding
  - Finding by Site or System
    - Integumentary system finding
      - Skin Type
        Dry skin
        Greasy skin
        Premature skin wrinkling
        Excessive wrinkled skin
        Excessive skin wrinkling on dorsum of hands and fingers
        Facial wrinkling
        Neonatal wrinkled skin of hands and feet
        Periorbital wrinkles
        Skin appearance normal

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Laser treatment for facial acne scars: A review.

Sadick NS, Cardona A
J Cosmet Laser Ther 2018 Nov-Dec;20(7-8):424-435. Epub 2018 Nov 5 doi: 10.1080/14764172.2018.1461230. PMID: 30395754

Scar treatment variations by skin type.

Visscher MO, Bailey JK, Hom DB
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2014 Aug;22(3):453-62. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2014.04.010. PMID: 25049129

Facial hyperpigmentation: causes and treatment.

Vashi NA, Kundu RV
Br J Dermatol 2013 Oct;169 Suppl 3:41-56. doi: 10.1111/bjd.12536. PMID: 24098900

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Skin typing: Fitzpatrick grading and others.

Gupta V, Sharma VK
Clin Dermatol 2019 Sep-Oct;37(5):430-436. Epub 2019 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.07.010. PMID: 31896400

How to Use Oral and Topical Cosmeceuticals to Prevent and Treat Skin Aging.

Baumann L
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2018 Nov;26(4):407-413. Epub 2018 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2018.06.002. PMID: 30213422

Skin care and rejuvenation by cosmeceutical facial mask.

Nilforoushzadeh MA, Amirkhani MA, Zarrintaj P, Salehi Moghaddam A, Mehrabi T, Alavi S, Mollapour Sisakht M
J Cosmet Dermatol 2018 Oct;17(5):693-702. Epub 2018 Aug 21 doi: 10.1111/jocd.12730. PMID: 30133135

Oily skin: an overview.

Sakuma TH, Maibach HI
Skin Pharmacol Physiol 2012;25(5):227-35. Epub 2012 Jun 20 doi: 10.1159/000338978. PMID: 22722766

Skin type classification systems old and new.

Roberts WE
Dermatol Clin 2009 Oct;27(4):529-33, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2009.08.006. PMID: 19850202

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Diagnosis

Melanom.

Ugurel S, Gutzmer R
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2023 Apr;21(4):343-347. Epub 2023 Mar 31 doi: 10.1111/ddg.15053. PMID: 36999586

Topical dermocosmetics and acne vulgaris.

Conforti C, Giuffrida R, Fadda S, Fai A, Romita P, Zalaudek I, Dianzani C
Dermatol Ther 2021 Jan;34(1):e14436. Epub 2020 Nov 15 doi: 10.1111/dth.14436. PMID: 33084158

Recent advances in managing and understanding seborrheic keratosis.

Wollina U
F1000Res 2019;8 Epub 2019 Aug 28 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.18983.1. PMID: 31508199 Free PMC Article

How to Use Oral and Topical Cosmeceuticals to Prevent and Treat Skin Aging.

Baumann L
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2018 Nov;26(4):407-413. Epub 2018 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2018.06.002. PMID: 30213422

Epidermal thickness at different body sites: relationship to age, gender, pigmentation, blood content, skin type and smoking habits.

Sandby-Møller J, Poulsen T, Wulf HC
Acta Derm Venereol 2003;83(6):410-3. doi: 10.1080/00015550310015419. PMID: 14690333

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Therapy

Cosmeceutical Aptitudes of Niacinamide: A Review.

Madaan P, Sikka P, Malik DS
Recent Adv Antiinfect Drug Discov 2021;16(3):196-208. doi: 10.2174/2772434416666211129105629. PMID: 34844552

Skin typing: Fitzpatrick grading and others.

Gupta V, Sharma VK
Clin Dermatol 2019 Sep-Oct;37(5):430-436. Epub 2019 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.07.010. PMID: 31896400

How to Use Oral and Topical Cosmeceuticals to Prevent and Treat Skin Aging.

Baumann L
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2018 Nov;26(4):407-413. Epub 2018 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2018.06.002. PMID: 30213422

Chemical peels in active acne and acne scars.

Kontochristopoulos G, Platsidaki E
Clin Dermatol 2017 Mar-Apr;35(2):179-182. Epub 2016 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2016.10.011. PMID: 28274356

Melasma.

Lee BW, Schwartz RA, Janniger CK
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2017 Feb;152(1):36-45. Epub 2016 Sep 2 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.16.05425-0. PMID: 27589484

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Prognosis

Melanom.

Ugurel S, Gutzmer R
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2023 Apr;21(4):343-347. Epub 2023 Mar 31 doi: 10.1111/ddg.15053. PMID: 36999586

Injection Guidelines for Treating Midface Volume Deficiency With Hyaluronic Acid Fillers: The ATP Approach (Anatomy, Techniques, Products).

Trévidic P, Kaufman-Janette J, Weinkle S, Wu R, Dhillon B, Antunes S, Macé E, Maffert P
Aesthet Surg J 2022 Aug 1;42(8):920-934. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjac007. PMID: 35039828 Free PMC Article

Skin typing: Fitzpatrick grading and others.

Gupta V, Sharma VK
Clin Dermatol 2019 Sep-Oct;37(5):430-436. Epub 2019 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.07.010. PMID: 31896400

Atopic Dermatitis Is an IL-13-Dominant Disease with Greater Molecular Heterogeneity Compared to Psoriasis.

Tsoi LC, Rodriguez E, Degenhardt F, Baurecht H, Wehkamp U, Volks N, Szymczak S, Swindell WR, Sarkar MK, Raja K, Shao S, Patrick M, Gao Y, Uppala R, Perez White BE, Getsios S, Harms PW, Maverakis E, Elder JT, Franke A, Gudjonsson JE, Weidinger S
J Invest Dermatol 2019 Jul;139(7):1480-1489. Epub 2019 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.12.018. PMID: 30641038 Free PMC Article

Skin type classification systems old and new.

Roberts WE
Dermatol Clin 2009 Oct;27(4):529-33, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2009.08.006. PMID: 19850202

See all (387)

Clinical prediction guides

Systematic review of the epidemiology of acne vulgaris.

Heng AHS, Chew FT
Sci Rep 2020 Apr 1;10(1):5754. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62715-3. PMID: 32238884 Free PMC Article

Skin typing: Fitzpatrick grading and others.

Gupta V, Sharma VK
Clin Dermatol 2019 Sep-Oct;37(5):430-436. Epub 2019 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.07.010. PMID: 31896400

Upper Lid Thick Skin Blepharoplasty.

Pastorek N, Bradford B
Facial Plast Surg 2018 Feb;34(1):43-49. Epub 2018 Feb 6 doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1615824. PMID: 29409103

Skin type classification systems old and new.

Roberts WE
Dermatol Clin 2009 Oct;27(4):529-33, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2009.08.006. PMID: 19850202

Epidermal thickness at different body sites: relationship to age, gender, pigmentation, blood content, skin type and smoking habits.

Sandby-Møller J, Poulsen T, Wulf HC
Acta Derm Venereol 2003;83(6):410-3. doi: 10.1080/00015550310015419. PMID: 14690333

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Recent systematic reviews

Treatment of traumatic hypertrophic scars and keloids: a systematic review of randomized control trials.

Worley B, Kim K, Jain-Poster K, Reynolds KA, Merkel EA, Kang BY, Dirr MA, Anvery N, Christensen RE, Hisham FI, Ibrahim SA, Asadbeigi SN, Poon E, Alam M
Arch Dermatol Res 2023 Sep;315(7):1887-1896. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.1007/s00403-023-02535-3. PMID: 36781457

Metastases to the nail unit and distal phalanx: a systematic review.

Curtis KL, Lipner SR
Arch Dermatol Res 2023 Apr;315(3):347-358. Epub 2022 Oct 19 doi: 10.1007/s00403-022-02411-6. PMID: 36260150

Characteristics of publicly available skin cancer image datasets: a systematic review.

Wen D, Khan SM, Ji Xu A, Ibrahim H, Smith L, Caballero J, Zepeda L, de Blas Perez C, Denniston AK, Liu X, Matin RN
Lancet Digit Health 2022 Jan;4(1):e64-e74. Epub 2021 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(21)00252-1. PMID: 34772649

Race reporting and representation in onychomycosis clinical trials: A systematic review.

Chang MJ, Qiu Y, Lipner SR
Mycoses 2021 Aug;64(8):954-966. Epub 2021 Mar 13 doi: 10.1111/myc.13262. PMID: 33655595

Systematic review of the epidemiology of acne vulgaris.

Heng AHS, Chew FT
Sci Rep 2020 Apr 1;10(1):5754. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62715-3. PMID: 32238884 Free PMC Article

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