Human skin surface evaluation by image processing

Liangen Zhu; Xuemin Zhan; Fengying Xie

doi:10.1117/12.546101

8 December 2003 Human skin surface evaluation by image processing

Liangen Zhu, Xuemin Zhan, Fengying Xie

Proceedings Volume 5254, Third International Conference on Photonics and Imaging in Biology and Medicine; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.546101
Event: Third International Conference on Photonics and Imaging in Biology and Medicine, 2003, Wuhan, China

Abstract

Human skin gradually lose its tension and becomes very dry as time flies by. Use of cosmetics is effective to prevent skin aging. Recently, there are many choices of products of cosmetics. To show their effects, It is desirable to develop a way to evaluate quantificationally skin surface condition. In this paper, An automatic skin evaluating method is proposed. The skin surface has the pattern called grid-texture. This pattern is composed of the valleys that spread vertically, horizontally, and obliquely and the hills separated by them. Changes of the grid are closely linked to the skin surface condition. They can serve as a good indicator for the skin condition. By measuring the skin grid using digital image processing technologies, we can evaluate skin surface about its aging, health, and alimentary status. In this method, the skin grid is first detected to form a closed net. Then, some skin parameters such as Roughness, tension, scale and gloss can be calculated from the statistical measurements of the net. Through analyzing these parameters, the condition of the skin can be monitored.

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Liangen Zhu, Xuemin Zhan, and Fengying Xie "Human skin surface evaluation by image processing", Proc. SPIE 5254, Third International Conference on Photonics and Imaging in Biology and Medicine, (8 December 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.546101

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Skin

Image enhancement

Image processing

Edge detection

Image filtering

Digital image processing

Filtering (signal processing)

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