A Pigment-Informed Dermatology Framework—Reimagining “Skin of Color”

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Authors

Rashmi Sarkar · Lady Hardinge Medical College

Hitaishi Mehta · Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

Abstract

This Viewpoint describes how the framework of “skin of color” in dermatology must evolve to a more precise, pigment-informed framework that acknowledges biology without reducing people to ancestry and recognizes social context without using race as a surrogate for skin.

Topics & Keywords

Race, Genetics, and Society melanin and skin pigmentation Medicine and Dermatology Studies History

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Dermatology

DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2026.0151

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