Hispanic skin conditions: Understanding diseases, cultural issues key

Hispanics more prone to hyperpigmentation. Like other individuals with skin of color, Hispanic Americans have a tendency to have long-lasting pigmentary changes. The Hispanic population is very heterogeneous in nature, and includes patients that span the spectrum of Fitzpatrick skin phototypes, according to Dr. Miguel Sanchez, M.D., associate professor at New York University and director of dermatology at Bellevue Hospital in New York.

Hispanic influences more than skin deep


Hispanic skin's three challenges

Melasma affects dermis, epidermisin most patients