Section 09 of 10
Key concepts summary
| Concept | Core idea |
|---|---|
| Magnification | Dermoscopy shows 10× scale — recalibrate your spatial sense |
| Light penetration | Deeper structures appear softer, colour-shifted toward blue |
| Colour as depth | Brown gradients indicate melanin level; blue-grey indicates dermis |
| Sharpness as depth | Surface = sharp and well-defined; deep = soft edges |
| Structure before diagnosis | Describe what you see anatomically before matching patterns |