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Can Salicylic Acid, And/or Other Acne Topicals, Cause Photo-sensitivity That Will then Lead to Hyper-pigmentation?
asked 1 year ago by Llewellyn
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Tags: age 25-34, male, hyperpigmentation, photosensitive, topical
I'm a male in my early 30s. Over the last couple of years I've developed a melasma-like condition. The area, however, matches an area I've been treating for acne using salicylic acid. So I'm wondering if its possible that what I have is rather an induced sun-damage, due to a photo-sensitivity caused by the salicylic acid. The borders of the hyper-pigmented area (particularly above my eyes brows) are furthermore extremely sharp - almost as if drawn with a ruler. What do you think?