Hyperpigmentation is when an area of skin becomes darker than the skin that surrounds it. Many things can cause it. In this article, we explain how hyperpigmentation affects skin of color ...

On top of that eczema can sometimes cause the affected areas to lighten or darken post-flare-up. For many patients these ...

Lukes-Milledge notes that melanin-producing cells, which are called melanocytes, disburse more melanin in Black people than ... who has experience treating skin of color. Dr. Hartman also notes ...

Overall, 20% of the patients were self-identified Asian, 21% Black, 20% Hispanic/Latino, 25% white and 12% other. Spectrophotometry identified light skin pigment in 33% of patients, medium ...

It can also help in reducing dark skin pigmentation by inhibiting enzymatic activities that create melanin in the skin. Another advantage of Vitamin C is that it simply lightens the darkened skin ...

For many patients these pigment changes can be more frustrating ... that pimecrolimus cream showed promise in treating skin discoloration in Black patients who experienced hypopigmentation related ...