Abstract
The VERASOMA skin assessment is one of the most actionable parts of the analysis. We score five independent sub-dimensions and surface them separately so you (or your dermatologist) can see which aspect of your skin is moving when you change a routine.
The five sub-scores
- Texture. Surface smoothness and pore visibility. Coarser texture reflects sun exposure and ageing; the simplest score to move with a sunscreen + retinol routine.
- Evenness. Tone consistency across regions. Patchy tone often reflects sun damage or vascular concerns.
- Redness. Vascular reactivity. High redness can reflect rosacea, post-inflammatory response, or simply high vascular density.
- Pigmentation. Hyperpigmentation density and clustering. Tracks sun history more closely than any other skin metric.
- Pore visibility. Largely a function of texture and oil production; can shift with seasonal humidity and routine.
Why separate scores
Composite skin scores hide the action. A user with smooth texture but uneven tone has a very different intervention path than one with even tone and coarse texture. The composite tells you “your skin is X out of 100”; the sub-scores tell you what to do next.
Practical takeaways
The most reliable single intervention across these sub-scores is sunscreen + retinol. After that, dermatologist-led interventions (laser for pigmentation, tretinoin for texture, vascular laser for redness) compound.
FAQ
Why don’t we score acne separately? We do — it’s tracked but reported in the condition_scores object alongside the five primary sub-scores so it stays prominent on active-acne profiles.
How fast do these scores move? Texture and pigmentation: 8-12 weeks. Evenness: 12-16 weeks. Redness: variable.