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Skin color changes is a symptom in which a person has alterations in color on part or all of his skin. Color changes may be related to skin problems such as bumps, blisters, oozing, peeling, itching, bug bites, etc.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Skin

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Are skin color changes on the face serious?

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How come my skin color changes in places that don't see sunlight?

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My fiance and I are both light skinned my daughter was born a week ago and is a tan color with pink and redish skin tone, will her skin color change?

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A 20-year old female asked:

How come some babies are born with hair and others don't is it in the genes? Can a babies hair,eyes, and skin color change after born?

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A 39-year old female asked:

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A 26-year old male asked:

Can your skin color change if you got a blood transfusion before a hemorrhoid surgery? especially blood from a different race

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A 32-year old asked:

Is it possible for your general skin color to change over time?

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Is it possible for your skin color to change with fairness creme?

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A 41-year old asked:

Color changes on itchy skin. Do color changes cause the itching?

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A 41-year old female asked:

Can a scraped off skin lesion change color and still be rough?

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A 50-year old asked:

How could skin change color without a change in melanin production?

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A 23-year old asked:

I've had a very painful knot under my skin in my palm for years, the skin recently changed color & fell off now there is a hole. What might it be?

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Why does my skin face changes color when I do not get 8-9 hours of sleep?If I get less than 7-8 hours of sleep my face gets a brown-reddish tone.26F

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Can skin change color when spending years in the sun (permanantely)?

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Can plucking facial hair with tweezers cause the skin to change color around hairs that I tweeze leading to permanent damage? Thanks

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Hi, I am having naturally black skin, can I use benoquin (monobenzone) lightly to change skin color?

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