Skin imaging and analysis systems and methods

The present invention relates in general to an apparatus and methods for displaying information associated with a plurality of skin defects and in particular for determining and displaying the location of one or more analysis areas and defect areas associated with a digital image of human skin and for determining the severity of these defects as well as displaying an improvement and/or worsening to the defect areas. The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a process that can be implemented by a human operator and a computing device to analyze and display human skin images. The system acquires a digital image from a camera or scanner. Subsequently, the system determines which area(s) of the image to analyze using landmarks such as the corner of the eye. The determined areas are then analyzed to locate skin defects such as red spots, and the defects are visually identified on a display. A severity is calculated for the defects and the severity is compared to an average skin severity associated with a population of people. In addition, a simulation is generated and displayed showing an improvement to the defect areas.