Ethnic Skin
Ethnic Skin would be considered any person of darker skin, mainly referring to African American, Middle Eastern, Indian, Asian, or Hispanic Decent. AAC Elite Studio has extensive experience in working one on one with the client to select the appropriate colors that work with ethnic skin tones. Working with the wrong permanent makeup technician on ethnic skin can result in discolored eyebrows, blue, purple, and or black lips. Be careful when permanent makeup artist claim to perform lip procedure for women with darker lips. Only warm colors in darker lips show well, where many others turn or have no visible result at all. At AAC Elite Studio we assist in color selection based on your hues in the skin that will show up beautifully after being implanted in the skin.
Post inflammatory Hyperpigmentation in Dark Skin
The major symptom of post inflammatory hyper pigmentation is a darkening of the skin that occurs after it has been injured. A cut, scrape, burn, or even lesions that occur from acne or eczema can set the stage for hyper pigmentation to occur.
While the dark spots can fade over time, this is not a hard and fast rule. What can help, however, is seeking treatment early. Procedures that can help include chemical and skin bleaching -- all designed to lighten the darkened areas. Dark spots can be prevented from deepening in color via diligent use of sunscreen.
Vitiligo (Loss of Skin Pigment) in Dark Skin
Skin gets its color from pigment cells known as "melanocytes." When those cells are damaged or destroyed, they can no longer produce pigment, causing white or "colorless" spots to appear. The spots can grow larger over time and eventually blend together so that large portions of the skin have no color. While no one knows why this occurs, many experts suspect it is related to problems within the immune system. There is also some evidence of links to heredity. People of any skin color can develop vitiligo, but it's most obvious on dark skin. It commonly occurs on the hands, face, upper chest, around body openings (like eyes and nose), in body folds (like armpits and groin), or at the site of an injury. When vitiligo impacts the hair, premature gray color is the result.
One common treatment is controlled exposure to UV light, called photo therapy. This can help increase the amount of melanocyte cells at the skin's surface. Other treatments include prescription-strength corticosteroid cream, light/laser treatments, and, in rare instances, skin grafting.
Keloids (Scar Tissue) and Dark Skin
Any time ethnic/dark skin becomes injured, this dramatically increases the risk of keloids -- a scar that spreads beyond the boundary of the original injury and develops into a growth on its own. Most commonly occurring on the earlobes, chest, back, and arms, keloids can develop immediately following an injury or take a long time to grow. Sometimes keloids can itch, cause pain and burning, or be tender to the touch. No one knows for certain why keloids develop, but one popular theory links them to defects in collagen production that occurs when skin is injured. Treatments for keloids include cortisone injections, radiation therapy, pressure dressings, and silicone gel applications. Keloids can also be removed via traditional or laser surgery, though they can recur.