METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING SKIN IMPERFECTIONS AND METHOD OF ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A TREATMENT FOR SKIN IMPERFECTIONS USING A COSMETIC, DERMATOLOGICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL AGENT

摘要

PURPOSE: A method and an apparatus for defining skin defects and a method for remedying the same are provided to allow an observer to recognize skin defects by including a magnifying unit. CONSTITUTION: One or more digital images(14) from a skin region including skin defects(34, 36, 38, 40) are obtained by a digital color-image taking apparatus(12). The digital images are transmitted to a digital image processing unit in order to divide the digital images using red color, green color, and blue color. One screen(80) or the combination of screens displaying the skin defects is obtained.