What is hypopigmentation?

1 answer to “What is hypopigmentation?”

A: Hypopigmentation is mild loss of skin color.

Don Mehrabi, MD

 Thank you for your question. Hypopigmentation is mild loss of skin color. This usually results from an inflammatory process (pimple, eczema, fungal infection, medication application, etc) that leaves a slight whitish discoloration as it resolves. There are other causes of hypopigmentation including... more

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