This paper describes an image analysis technique that objectively study the skin pigments disorders which can be useful in assessment of treatment. The word Pigmentation means coloring. Skin pigmentation disorders affect the color of the skin. Therapeutic response of treatment results in repigmentation of the skin. However the repigmentation process is very slow and is only observable after a few months of treatment. Currently, there is no objective method in assessing the therapeutic response of skin pigment disorder treatment. The use of digital image features may help in an objective follow-up study of skin pigment disorder progression and test the efficacy of therapeutic procedures. The proposed methodology provides superior performance of skin disorder identification.

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