Translucent skin
Translucent skin
Some people are born with naturally translucent or porcelain skin. This means that the skin is very pale or see-through. You may be able to see blue or purple veins through the skin.
In others, translucent skin can be caused by a disease or other condition that causes the skin to be thin or very pale in color. In these cases, the skin may require treatment to help regain color or thickness.
What does translucent skin look like?
Translucent skin is defined as an increased ability of the skin to pass light through it and allow typically hidden features such as veins or tendons to be more visible through the skin.
Translucent skin can appear over the entire body, but can be more noticeable in areas where veins are closer to the skin such as:
Translucent skin can usually be attributed to a lack of melanin in the skin.
Skin that has lost melanin — the pigment that gives color to human skin, hair, and eyes — is usually called hypopigmented skin. If no pigment is present, the skin is diagnosed as depigmented.
Common causes of hypopigmentation are:
Many cases of translucent skin simply occur due to genetics. If your father or mother have visibly pale or translucent skin, you most likely inherited it from them.
Other causes of your skin — or parts of your skin — to be discolored or more translucent include:
Thin skin may appear to be more translucent. Skin is naturally thinner on areas such as the eyelids, hands, and wrists. Thinning skin in other places may be caused by:
