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Abnormal skin pigmentation
Skin is the outermost tissue on the body. Pigment gives the skin color. An Abnormal skin pigmentation is a change to skin coloration that is sometimes associated with a medical condiion
Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this
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A 54-year old male asked:
I have irregular skin pigmentation on my forearms, some darker tan and some lighter tan ( but not white) in a random pattern. Old scars appear lighter also, almost white. Maybe teniaversicolor? It is not itchy, flaky, scaly, red, irritated, raised
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A 32-year old asked:
What could cause changes in skin pigmentation?
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A 21-year old male asked:
What is the best and safest drug for whitening skin and removing dark pigmentations ?
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A 21-year old asked:
Is there a cure forskin pigmentation?
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A 46-year old asked:
Skin care pigmentation in pregnancy. What is it?
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A 21-year old asked:
What exactly causes a skin pigmentation disorder?
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A 48-year old asked:
What is the cause of skin pigmentation at the site of dialysis?
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A 50-year old asked:
How do you clear up hyper-pigmentation on dark, sensitive skin?
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A 39-year old asked:
What can people with vitiligo do to even out skin pigmentation?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Skin pigmentation disorder?
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A 36-year old asked:
What kind of skin condition is vitiligo? What causes the loss of pigmentation?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can a person have a skin pigmentation disorder if they come from a mixed race family?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Area of skin that is darker pigmentation on the head of my penis, small area of skin that is slightly light brown, been there for years, no pain
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A 43-year old asked:
Could you please suggest me ay ointments for pigmentation and also is metasone ointment is safe for skin ?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is there any way to reduce skin pigmentation?
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A 46-year old asked:
Which is the optimum skin product for pigmentation?
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A member asked:
I noticed red dot pigmentation appearing on my skin. What is this?
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A 33-year old asked:
What medication can control overproduction of melanin which causes pigmentation on my skin?
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A 52-year old male asked:
I have patches where my skin has lost pigmentation and are white- is there a cure for this?
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A 21-year old male asked:
If I use meladerm will my skin darken and i ll get more pigmentation and if I use chemical peels is it better than meladerm?
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A 18-year old female asked about a 18-year old male:
I'm black & white, I have patches of tiny white dots that come and go on my body. They do not hurt.Is this because i'm bi-racial? Skin pigmentation?
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A 25-year old female asked:
U have severe pigmentation over my upperlip skin area its ugly to see the discolor as compared to face. Pls please help i used a lot of medicines no use.
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A 22-year old asked:
Can lupus cause a skin pigmentation disorder?
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A 34-year old asked:
Loss of skin pigmentation due to being pregnant?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can people with dark skin pigmentation use sunblock?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Is there any permanent cure for vitiligo/skin pigmentation?
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A 21-year old asked:
What is fish scale disease, and why does it affect skin pigmentation?
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A 47-year old asked:
How can hormones, health and nutrition affect your skin pigmentation?
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A member asked:
How do I get rid of brown pigmentation on my skin caused by psoriasis?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Do teenage skin conditions (eg. Breakouts pigmentation) improve as you grow older?
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