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What is the prognosis for skin pigmentation disorders?
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Prognosis. Most skin pigmentation disorders do not affect a person's health, only the outward appearance.
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What is vitligo?
A common skin disease giving white spots or patches of skin due to loss of pigmentation.
Are Michael Jackson's Parents unhappy about him changing his color?
He didn't change his skin color on purpose. He had a skin desease where you lose the pigmentation on your skin. So I think his parents weren't very mad.
Why Michael Jackson dint like his skin?
Michael Jackson had a skin condition which creates whitish-pink blotches on the skin, it is called vitiligo, it is very rare, less then 1% of the United States is afflicted with this disease, it creates a loss of pigmentation in the skin.
Was Michael Jackson diagnosed with a skin disease?
He had vitiligo which destroyed the pigmentation of his skin turning him white and he also had lupus. That is why he is allergic to the sun.
What is the name of the disease when skin turn black to white?
Vitiligo is a disorder where the skin loses pigmentation. Usually it occurs in small patches, and it's very rare for the condition to be widespread enough that the sufferer feels the need to bleach their skin in order to look more "uniform". The singer Sisqo is known to suffer from Vitiligo on one of his hands.
How do pigmentation disorders affect skin colour?
Pigmentation disorders can cause the skin to be darker or lighter than normal. They may also cause spots or skin that appears to have smooth white patches.
What are skin pigmentation disorders?
Skin pigmentation disorders occur because the body produces either too much or too little melanin. In some cases there are tangible causes.sun exposure.poor nutrition.drug reactions.autoimmune disorder.genetics. In other cases,it is not as clear
What is hyper- pigmentation?
Hyper-pigmentation , a process of the skin to be darken as compare to its surrounding.Our skin cell melanocytes produce a substance called melanin. melanin is the pigmentating substance in our skin.Cause: Excess of the melanin in the skin causes the hyper-pigmentation of skin.There are many skin condition which is form of hyper-pigmentation in skin. More common reason for such pigmentation disorders is the harmful ultra violet radiation in skin. The inverse of hyper-pigmentation is the depigmentation or hypo-pigmentation such as the skin condition vitiligo.
Is there a cure for skin pigmentation?
Cure of your skin pigmentation disorder depends on the type of skin disorder you have developed. Skin pigmentation disorders include hypo-pigmentation, albinism, vitiligo, Hyper-pigmentation, Lichen Simplex Chronicus, Melasma, Birthmarks, Port-wine Stains.You can differentiate your skin pigmentation disorder by visiting the following links: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypopigmentationhttp://www.antivitiligo.com/vitiligo/albinism-and-vitiligo.html
How are skin pigmentation disorders diagnosed?
Diagnostic tests vary for different types of skin pigmentation disorders. doctors can make a diagnosis by looking at a person's appearance.blood tests and eye exams.biopsy.a wood's lamp, or black light test.
How are skin pigmentation disorders prevented?
Prevention. In most cases, doctors will recommend using sunscreen and avoiding too much sun exposure.
Which hormone increases pigmentation of the skin?
melanocyte-stimulating hormone
What is hypo-pigmentation in skin?
Pigmentation term use for the process of skin which is responsible for the coloration of skin and continuously produce pigment.Hypo-pigmentation: It is also termed as depigmentation. It is a pigmentation disorder in which white spots appear on skin. Hypo-pigmentation in skin occurs when in a certain part of skin pigmented substance "Melanin" quantity decreases from a certain level.Vitiligo, Nevus depigmentosus , Pityriasis Alba and Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis are the example of Hypo-pigmentation
What determines the variation of skin pigmentation in your skin?
Pigmentation in you skin is determined by the amount of melanin given to you by your parents, in other words genetics.
Is black the absence of color in skin pigment?
The loss of pigmentation in the skin is called Hypo-pigmentation and the total loss of skin pigment is called Albinism.
What is skin discoloration called?
Skin discoloration is called skin pigmentation.
Can you get skin pigmentation from another person if you get a cut lets say from a person with pigmentation such as vitiligo?
No! Vitiligo is lack of pigmentation - it is not contagious
