As a melanated girlie, I’ve always been conscious of hyperpigmentation—when patches of skin appear darker than the surrounding area. I’ve spent most of my life trying to avoid it—think sun protection, acne control, preventative skincare and steering clear of aesthetic treatments that could trigger it. On the occasions it did rear its head, I was armed and ready with a host of devices and actives to even out my skin tone.
What I wasn’t prepared for, and knew very little about, was hypopigmentation. So, when it happened to me, I was flummoxed about how it had happened and what exactly the correct course of action was to treat it.
